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A Lutheran plague murdering to die in the eighteenth century /

Main Author: Krogh, Tyge, 1954-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2012.
Series:Studies in Central European histories, v. 55
Subjects:
Murder > Europe, Northern.
Murderers > Psychology. > Europe, Northern
Murderers > Religious life > Europe, Northern.
Salvation > Lutheran Church.
Pietism > History > 18th century. > Europe, Northern
Capital punishment > History > 18th century. > Europe, Northern
Criminal justice, Administration of > History > 18th century. > Europe, Northern
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10524307
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Frequency
  • The murderers' social situation and mental state
  • Religious motives
  • The authorities and the murders
  • Pietism and the murderers
  • Motives
  • Boundaries
  • Divine demands
  • Salvation of the soul
  • A Lutheran plague
  • The Danish decree of 1767
  • Measures taken against the suicide murders in Germany
  • The role of suicide murders in the penal reform debates
  • From salvation to insanity
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix : suicide murder cases in Copenhagen, 1697-1789.

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