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A companion to crime and deviance in the Middle Ages /

This reference work examines the ways in which some medieval behaviours and identities were categorized as criminal or deviant. It also explores the implications of modern demonization of the Middle Ages. Crime and deviance only exist when certain behaviours are designated as such. As well as discus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Skoda, Hannah, 1981- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2023]
Colección:Arc companions
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This reference work examines the ways in which some medieval behaviours and identities were categorized as criminal or deviant. It also explores the implications of modern demonization of the Middle Ages. Crime and deviance only exist when certain behaviours are designated as such. As well as discussing constructions of deviance, this book also explores the behaviours and identities which provoked these labels and processes. The model is one of reciprocity between behaviours and processes of demonisation and criminalisation. Each authoritative essay engages carefully with this approach, examining behaviours, the ways they were demonized, and the relationship between the two processes. The three parts of the volume are centred around forms of discursive and normative power--religious ideologies, political ideologies, and legalism. The authors also explore issues of political discourse, spiritual censure, justice and punishment, and the construction of taboos.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1802701095
9781802701098