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This fascinating history examines the circumstances of two elderly New Englanders who were prosecuted and sentenced to death for bestiality at the turn of the eighteenth century. Their astonishing cases become a springboard to examine the Enlightenment Era political and religious turmoil of the regi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ben-Atar, Doron S. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Brown, Richard D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Civilization.
Bestiality.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Bestialite > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Bestialite > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States > History > 18th century.
Bestiality > United States > History > 18th century.
Bestiality > United States > Case studies.
United States.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 18e siecle.
United States > Civilization > 18th century.
History.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This fascinating history examines the circumstances of two elderly New Englanders who were prosecuted and sentenced to death for bestiality at the turn of the eighteenth century. Their astonishing cases become a springboard to examine the Enlightenment Era political and religious turmoil of the region.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations, tables
ISBN:9780812209259

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