Normenkonkurrenz in historischer Perspektive

»Normenkonkurrenz« (behavioural norms in competition) is a concept of historical research that investigates the way individuals coped with normative conflicts and ambiguity. Such ambiguity was particularly marked from the late medieval period up to the time around 1800. Religious and social norms were overlapping with each other as well as with norms concerning the public good. The volume discusses approaches and theories appropriate to describe and explain normative change and continuity.