Executing Magic in the Modern Era: Criminal Bodies and the Gallows in Popular Medicine

This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife potency of criminal corpses, the healing activities of the executioner, and the magic of the gallows site. The use of corpses in medicine and magic has been...

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Autori principali:	Francesca Matteoni, Owen Davies
Natura:	Online
Lingua:	inglese
Pubblicazione:	Palgrave Macmillan 2021
Soggetti:	K5000-5582 witchcraft and magic medical humanities capital punishment bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKV Crime & criminology::JKVG Drugs trade / drug trafficking
Accesso online:	24600
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