Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England

Klappentext An exploration of the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution in England! 1550 1750. Zusammenfassung This book explores the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution! and recovers their hidden social meanings. It also examines the crimes of witchcraft! coining and murder! in order to reveal new and important insights into how the thinking of ordinary people was transformed between 1550 and 1750. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: 1. Mentalities from crime; Part I. Witchcraft: 2. The social meaning of witchcraft, 1560-1680; 3. Witches in society and culture, 1680-1750; Part II. Coining: 4. The problem of coiners and the law; 5. Towards a solution? coining, state and people; Part III. Murder: 6. Crimes of blood and their representation; 7. Murder: police, prosecution and proof; Conclusion: 8. A transition from belief to certainty?

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Gaskill, Malcolm (Churchill College Gaskill, Gaskill Malcolm, Gaskill Malcolm
• Assisted by: Anthony Fletcher (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2003
• EAN: 9780521531184
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53118-4
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod; Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; England, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LAW / Jurisprudence, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Jurisprudence & general issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Jurisprudence and general issues