RT Book
T1 Suicide, law, and community in early modern Sweden
T2 World histories of crime, culture and violence
A1 Miettinen, Riikka
LA English
PP Cham
PB Palgrave Macmillan
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1663358362
AB "This book explores the judicial treatment of suicides in early modern Sweden, with a focus on the criminal investigation and selective treatment of suicides in the lower courts in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Riikka Miettinen shows that reactions and attitudes towards suicides varied considerably despite harsh condemnation by officials. The indictment, investigation, and classification of suspected suicides and the mental state of a person already deceased were challenging, and depended on local co-operation and lay testimonies. Not all suicides were considered alike; a widespread view on the heinousness of suicide was not the same as agreement about specific cases, and did not result in uniform handling of them. The social status and local ties of the deceased influenced the interpretations and responses at the local lower courts and communities. Esteemed local community members had a better defence and greater chance to escape the shameful penalties." --
NO Hochschulort im Internet ermittelt unter: https://oatd.org/oatd/record?record=oai\:trepo.tuni.fi\:10024\%2F98074
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
SN 9783030118440
K1 Suicide : Law and legislation : Sweden
K1 Suicide : Sweden : History : 17th century
K1 Suicide : Sweden : History : 18th century
K1 Hochschulschrift
K1 Schweden : Suizid : Gesetzgebung : Strafverfahren : Geschichte 1600-1730
DO 10.1007/978-3-030-11845-7