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The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel

Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

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When spectators in the Middle Ages examined images of Christ's crucifixion on Mount Calvary, did they ever consider them as representations of capital punishment? This book traces out the extraordinary connections between religious devotion, bodily pain, criminal justice and judicial spectatorship to explain why this was so.

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The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel, Mitchell B. Merback

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2001
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Titolo
The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel
Sottotitolo
Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2001
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
325
ISBN10
1861890982
ISBN13
9781861890986
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4,25 su 5
Descrizione
When spectators in the Middle Ages examined images of Christ's crucifixion on Mount Calvary, did they ever consider them as representations of capital punishment? This book traces out the extraordinary connections between religious devotion, bodily pain, criminal justice and judicial spectatorship to explain why this was so.