14 Nov

Historical lists of ‘heretical sects’ reveal a new perspective on the history of Moravian Anabaptism

Jana Valtrová, Andrea Štěpánková, and Jakub Cigán, in an article published in the journal Religio, analyze contemporary sources that classify Anabaptist groups in Moravia in the 16th and 17th centuries. The study uncovers the discourses of the individual authors and at the same time points to a greater and longer-lasting diversity of Anabaptist groups than previously assumed.

CEDRR

11 Nov

Tereza Menšíková received the Vice-Rector’s Award for Excellent Results in Doctoral Studies at Masaryk University

Tereza was awarded for her dissertation, in which she studied how Dalits, members of the anti-caste movement in India, utilize digital media to expand their reach and mobilize for social change. Tereza's supervisor, Jana Valtrová, and consultant, Tomáš Glomb, also received the award 

LEVYNA

10 Nov

Estimated Costs and Benefits of Extreme Rituals in Mauritius

Why do people willingly engage in painful or exhausting rituals with no obvious material reward? 

DISSINET

4 Oct

DISSINET publishes a transcription of the inquisition register of John Galand and William of Saint-Seine, 1283–1302

As part of DISSINET's corpus work, we have procured a transcription of the hitherto unpublished register of John Galand and William of Saint-Seine, 1283–1302, that we have made available in the Zenodo repository.