The English execution narrative, 1200 - 1700

Royer examines the changing ritual of execution across five centuries and discovers a shift both in practice and in the message that was sent to the population at large. She argues that what began as a show of retribution and revenge became a ceremonial portrayal of redemption as the political, reli...

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1. VerfasserIn: Royer, Katherine (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: London [u.a.] Pickering & Chatto 2014
In: The body, gender and culture (17)
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Zusammenfassung:Royer examines the changing ritual of execution across five centuries and discovers a shift both in practice and in the message that was sent to the population at large. She argues that what began as a show of retribution and revenge became a ceremonial portrayal of redemption as the political, religious and cultural landscape of England evolved
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 163 - 182
Beschreibung:187 S.
ISBN:9781848933989