Harnessing the Power of the Criminal Corpse

Harnessing the Power of the Criminal Corpse

Tarlow, Sarah; Battell Lowman, Emma

Springer International Publishing AG

06/2018

273

Dura

Inglês

9783319779072

15 a 20 dias

3617

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SECTION ONE: THE CRIMINAL CORPSE IN HISTORY.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Power of the Criminal Corpse in the Medieval World.- 3. How was the Power of the Criminal Corpse Harnessed in Early Modern England?.- SECTION TWO: THE WORLD OF THE MURDER ACT.- 4. Murder and the Law, 1752-1832.- 5. Anatomisation and Dissection.- 6. Hanging in Chains.- SECTION THREE: THE LEGACY OF THE CRIMINAL CORPSE.- 7. Seeking the Physical Remains of the Criminal Corpse.- 8. Folk Beliefs and Popular Tales.- 9. Conclusions: Ethics, Bullet Points and Other Ways of Telling.- Index.
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Open Access;medical humanities;capital punishment;criminal execution;history of crime;histrorical sociology