"...The measures are coded in three steps. First, for each country, the starting point of the Church’s MFP is determined. Second, the years (up until 1500) during which the country was governed by a Christian ruler are counted..."
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@prof_gabriele and@ISASaxonists wrote an article in@TIME regarding this and the misuse of medieval history among the far right:https://time.com/5734697/middle-ages-mistakes/ …Show this thread -
@erik_kaars did a great breakdown of why this study had so many problems, and why it is nonsensical.https://twitter.com/erik_kaars/status/1198192838195986434 …Show this thread -
Another great (and short) thread on the issues of this study.https://twitter.com/Jacob_Labendz/status/1193181278696284161 …
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Many great points, thanks for that! I'm still trying to wrap my head around this paper and debate, so every bit is much appreciated and helpful. One small point I'd like to raise: Global historians do indeed look quite a lot on the causes and interconnections of big changes.
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Why one region developed this way and another one that way - even though they seemed to have so much in common or, being different, still developed in surprising ways - is one of the central questions for global historians. In this sense, they look back a lot for potential causes
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