Crime and Forgiveness - Christianizing Execution in Medieval Europe

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.

Info autore

Adriano Prosperi is Professor of Modern History, Emeritus, at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and author of more than fifteen books that address the intersection of law and religion in early modern Europe.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Adriano Prosperi
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeremy Carden (Traduzione), Carden Jeremy (Traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780674659841
• ISBN: 978-0-674-65984-1
• Pagine: 640
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; Europe, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Legal History, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Christianity, Religion & politics, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Legal History, Religion and Politics, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, c 1154 to c 1485 (Plantagenet and Angevin period)