Monastic Prisons and Torture Chambers

Crime and Punishment in Central European Monasteries, 1600–1800

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Monastic Prisons and Torture Chambers by Ulrich L. Lehner, Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Author: Ulrich L. Lehner ISBN: 9781621899624
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: October 22, 2013
Imprint: Cascade Books Language: English
Author: Ulrich L. Lehner
ISBN: 9781621899624
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: October 22, 2013
Imprint: Cascade Books
Language: English

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.

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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.

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