Crime and Forgiveness: Christianizing Execution in Medieval Europe

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the English-Language Edition -- Preface -- Introduction: Justice—Revenge or Reconciliation? -- 1. Thou Shalt Not Kill -- 2. A Starting Point: Cesare Beccaria -- 3. The Law of Forgiveness, the Reality of Vengeance -- 4. The Murderer’s Confession -- 5. The Earthly...

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Main Author: Prosperi, Adriano (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Prosperi, Adriano, 1939-, Crime and forgiveness] (2022) (Tracy, Larissa, 1974 -)
Further subjects:B Capital Punishment Religious aspects Catholic Church History
B Capital Punishment (Europe) History
B Capital Punishment Religious aspects Christianity History
B Renaissance / HISTORY
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520 |a The public execution of criminals has been a common practice since ancient times. Adriano Prosperi identifies a crucial period when concepts of vengeance and justice merged with Christian beliefs in repentance and forgiveness, to eventually give political authorities a moral rationale for encoding the death penalty into law 
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