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Transcript / congressional record
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Summary
This document page (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031902) appears to be a transcript of an intellectual discussion or interview. An unnamed speaker provides a historical analysis of how the Catholic Church's ban on cousin marriage in the 8th century inadvertently fostered individualism and private property rights in Europe by breaking down extended kinship structures. A participant named Shaffer challenges or clarifies a point regarding China's meritocratic bureaucracy existing without Christianity.
People (2)
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| Shaffer | Speaker/Interviewer |
Asks a follow-up question regarding Chinese government bureaucracy and Christianity.
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| Unnamed Speaker | Lecturer/Interviewee |
Delivering a monologue on historical sociology, the Catholic Church, and property rights.
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Organizations (2)
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| Catholic Church |
Discussed as a historical entity affecting kinship and property laws.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031902'.
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Subject of historical analysis regarding kinship and property.
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Used as a comparison for women's property rights.
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Compared to Europe regarding kinship and political power.
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Compared to Europe regarding kinship and political power.
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Refers to Western civilization in comparison to China.
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Relationships (1)
Shaffer responds to the speaker's monologue with a question.
Key Quotes (3)
"When the Catholic Church [forbade cousin marriage] in the eighth century, it wasn’t thinking about the effect on kinship. It was acting in a self-interested way..."Source
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"So the Church helped effect in Europe the breakdown of extended kinship very, very early."Source
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"SHAFFER: But China had an impersonal government — a meritocratic bureaucracy — without Christianity, and long before the West did, yes?"Source
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