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

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license 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...

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Autores principales: Davies, Owen (Autor), Matteoni, Francesca (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Colección:Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife
Materias:
History.
Great Britain > History.
Civilization > History.
Social history.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Social History.
History of Science.
Crime and Society.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Cultural History.
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59519-1
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Criminal Bodies
  • 3. The Corpse Gives Life
  • 4. The Places and Tools of Execution
  • 5. Lingering Influences
  • Index.

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