Crime and Forgiveness: Christianizing Execution in Medieval Europe

The public execution of criminals has been a common practice since ancient times. Adriano Prosperi identifies a crucial period when concepts of vengeance and justice merged with Christian beliefs in repentance and forgiveness, to eventually give political authorities a moral rationale for encoding the death penalty into law.

• | Author: Adriano Prosperi
• | Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: July 14, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 640 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0674659848
• | ISBN-13: 9780674659841