Trial by Fire and Water by Robert Bartlett

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Trial by Fire and Water by Robert Bartlett

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Trial by Fire and Water by Robert Bartlett

In trial by ordeal the accused was subjected to some harsh test--holding hot iron, being cast into a pool of water--with guilt or innocence decided according to the outcome. Although a strange and alien custom, trial by ordeal has been an important legal procedure in many regions and periods. Robert Bartlett here examines the workings of trial by ordeal from the time it first appeared in the barbarian law codes, tracing its use by Christian societies to its last days as a test of withcraft in Europe and America. He discusses recent theories about the operation and decline of the practice, shedding new light on both the ordeal as a working institution and the pressure for its abolition.

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ISBN 13 9780198219736
ISBN 10 0198219733
Title Trial by Fire and Water
Author Robert Bartlett
Series Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Sandpiper Books
Year published 1986-10-16
Number of pages 200
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.