Crime and forgiveness: christianizing execution in medieval Europe
Introduction: Justice - revenge or reconciliation? -- Thou shalt not kill -- A starting point: Cesare Beccaria -- The law of forgiveness, the reality of vengeance -- The murderer's confession -- The earthly city, the right to kill, and the ecclesiastical power to intercede -- Bodies and souls:...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Prosperi, Adriano, 1939-, Crime and forgiveness] (2022) (Tracy, Larissa, 1974 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Death penalty
/ Execution
/ Christianity
/ Atonement
/ History 1300-1800
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Capital Punishment
Religious aspects
Catholic Church
History
B Capital Punishment (Europe) History B Capital Punishment Religious aspects Christianity History |
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