Infanticide and Abortion in Early Modern Germany (Hardcover)

This book is the first work to look at the full range of three centuries of the early modern period in regards to infanticide and abortion, a period in which both practices were regarded equally as criminal acts. Faced with dire consequences if they were found pregnant or if they bore illegitimate children, many unmarried women were left with little choice. Some of these unfortunate women turned to infanticide and abortion as the way out of their difficult situation. This book explores the legal, social, cultural, and religious causes of infanticide and abortion in the early modern period, as well as the societal reactions to them. It examines how perceptions of these actions taken by desperate women changed over three hundred years and as early modern society became obsessed with a supposed plague of murderous mothers, resulting in heated debates, elaborate public executions, and a media frenzy. Finally, this book explores how the prosecution of infanticide and abortion eventually helped lead to major social and legal reformations during the age of the Enlightenment.

General

Imprint:	Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	"The Body, Gender and Culture"
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	2015
Authors:	Margaret Brannan Lewis
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-1-84893-554-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Abortion Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-84893-554-4
Barcode:	9781848935549

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