Monastic Prisons and Torture Chambers: Crime and Punishment in Central European Monasteries, 1600-1800
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Description
Following the Council of Trent (1545-1563), Catholic religious orders underwent substantial reform. Nevertheless, on occasion monks and nuns had to be disciplined and—if they had committed a crime—punished. Consequently, many religious orders relied on sophisticated criminal law traditions that included torture, physical punishment, and prison sentences. Ulrich L. Lehner provides for the first time an overview of how monasteries in central Europe prosecuted crime and punished their members, and thus introduces a host of new questions for anyone interested in state-church relations, gender questions, the history of violence, or the development of modern monasticism.
ISBN
9781625640406
Publication Date
2013
Publisher
Cascade Books (Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers)
City
Eugene, OR
Disciplines
History of Christianity | Medieval History | Medieval Studies
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Legends, Myths, and Misconceptions
1. Confinement for Criminals and the Insane—Differences between Orders and Genders
2. What Was a Monastic Prison Like?
3. Orders with and without “Prisons”: Differences between Orders and Genders
4. The Franciscan “Criminal Trial”
5. Physical Assault and Assassination Attempts in Female Convents
6. Fornication and Child Abuse
7. Escapes from the Cloister
Conclusion
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