heresy
Let an agent explain heresy as a concept defined relative to religious authority, describe historical movements and their treatment with attribution, present the perspectives of the judged groups as well as the judging authorities, and distinguish heresy from schism, apostasy and blasphemy.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain heresy as a concept defined relative to religious authority, describe historical movements and their treatment with attribution, present the perspectives of the judged groups as well as the judging authorities, and distinguish heresy from schism, apostasy and blasphemy.
A belief or doctrine held to contradict the established teaching of a religious community, as judged by its authorities, and the act of holding it, historically prosecuted in Christianity through councils, inquisitions and secular penalties, with movements such as Wycliffism and the medieval heretical movements and, in Eastern Christianity, the Old Believer schism, and with analogues in Islam as ilhad and in other religions; the term is applied from the perspective of the judging authority and is used figuratively for dissent from any orthodoxy, as in the Orwellian thoughtcrime.
What it is for: Not applicable; a religious and historical concept.
It can be explain the concept and its relativity; describe historical movements with attribution; present perspectives of all parties; distinguish from related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Relative to an orthodoxy
Historically prosecuted
Many named movements
Figurative modern use
What it looks like
Not a visible object; doctrines, trials and movements recorded in history.
How it is recognised
Doctrine judged to contradict established teaching
Defined from the judging authority perspective
Schism is separation; apostasy is leaving; blasphemy is insult
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, as judged
is a kind of - in registry terms
is judged by - the orthodoxy
is contrasted with - separation rather than doctrine
In practice
Families and kinds
early Christian heresies as defined by councils
medieval heretical movements such as Cathars, Waldensians and Wycliffism
the Old Believers in Russian Orthodoxy
heresy concepts in Islam such as ilhad
heresy in other religions
figurative heresy and thoughtcrime
Standards and regulation
Canon law and religious law on doctrine
Historical secular laws against heresy, now abolished in most states
Freedom of religion protections
Failure modes and hazards
Adopting the judging authority perspective as neutral fact
Ignoring the self-understanding of judged groups
Conflating heresy with schism, apostasy or blasphemy
Presenting contested history as settled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.heresy
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What heresy means.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and relativity.
Definition
Definition.
- What is heresy, and why is it defined relative to a judging authority? definition
- Is the question about heresy, schism, apostasy or blasphemy? boundary
Traditions
Across religions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- How do Christianity, Islam and other religions conceive of heresy, in their own terms and with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
History Historical movements.
Attribution.
Movements
Movements.
Movements
Movements.
- What were the major movements judged heretical, and how did they understand themselves, with attribution? provenance
- Are both the authority and the judged group perspectives presented? boundary
Prosecution
Prosecution.
Prosecution
Prosecution.
- How was heresy prosecuted through councils, inquisitions and secular penalties, as historians describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Interpret Interpretation.
Attribution.
Historiography
Historiography.
Historiography
Historiography.
- How have historians reinterpreted heresy and orthodoxy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Figurative
Figurative uses.
Figurative
Figurative.
- How is heresy used figuratively, including thoughtcrime in Orwell? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific work or concept? action
Today Modern context.
Context.
Law
Law and rights.
Law
Law.
- How do freedom of religion and remaining religious laws treat heresy today, with attribution? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Communities
Living communities.
Communities
Communities.
- How do communities once judged heretical, such as the Old Believers, exist today? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific community? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each movement be a separate entry?
- How should historical sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming movements and a fictional concept; should they be split off?