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Medieval France's Untouchable Castes: Cagots and Caquins

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A historical examination delves into the existence of distinct, socially excluded classes in medieval France, specifically the Cagots and Caquins. These groups, unlike India's Dalits or Japan's Burakumin, were primarily defined by their occupations, often restricted to woodworking or ropemaking. Despite being Christians, they faced severe social stigma, endogamy, and segregation, with their caste status being hereditary and persisting even through the French Revolution into the 20th century. AI

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Medieval France's Untouchable Castes: Cagots and Caquins

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    The Curious Case of France's Untouchable Castes

    <p><span>Theater kids may sit at their own lunch table, but discrete, socially excluded classes of people aren’t culturally universal. Not even close. To the Western imagination, examples of such are supposed to have historical roots in India and other places, not in France, wher…

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