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The Death Penalty in Late-Medieval Catalonia - Evidence and Significations (Paperback)
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The Death Penalty in Late-Medieval Catalonia - Evidence and Significations (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
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The death penalty was unusual in medieval Europe until the twelfth
century. From that moment on, it became a key instrument of rule in
European society, and we can study it in the case of Catalonia
through its rich and varied unpublished documentation. The death
penalty was justified by Roman Law; accepted by Theology and
Philosophy for the Common Good; and used by rulers as an instrument
for social intimidation. The application of the death penalty
followed a regular trial, and the status of the individual dictated
the method of execution, reserving the fire for the worst crimes,
as the Inquisition applied against the so-called heretics. The
executions were public, and the authorities and the people shared
the common goal of restoring the will of God which had been broken
by the executed person. The death penalty took an important place
in the core of the medieval mind: people included executions in the
jokes and popular narratives while the gallows filled the landscape
fitting the jurisdictional limits and, also, showing rotten corpses
to assert that the best way to rule and order the society is by
terror. This book utilises previously unpublished archival sources
to present a unique study on the death penalty in late Medieval
Europe.
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