| Rendering justice in witch trials: the case of the val de Lièpvre. | |
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PMID: 22213885 Owner: HMD Status: In-Process |
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The borderland of the val de Lièpvre, with lands in Alsace and in the Duchy of Lorraine, and divided by religion and language, offers a rich collection of sources for the history of witchcraft persecution. The territory sharply reveals what was undoubtedly characteristic of witchcraft trials more widely. The crime of witchcraft was considered abominable before the Christian community and God, and its prosecution justified abandoning many of the safeguards and constraints in legal procedure, whether restrictions on the use of torture, the reliance on dubious testimony or even denial of advocacy to the witches. The action of the judges was nonetheless, as they understood it, the rendering of true justice, by punishing the culprits with a harshness that would expiate their crimes before the community and preserve them from damnation in the face of God's judgment. |
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Authors:
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Maryse Simon |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: French history Volume: 25 ISSN: 0269-1191 ISO Abbreviation: Fr Hist Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-11-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101518525 Medline TA: Fr Hist Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 453-72 Citation Subset: Q |
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University of Strasbourg, France. |
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