Suicide, Law, and Community in Early Moder...

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Beschreibung

This book explores the judicial treatment of suicides in early modern Sweden, with a focus on the criminal investigation and selective treatment of suicides in the lower courts in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Riikka Miettinen shows that reactions and attitudes towards suicides varied considerably despite harsh condemnation by officials. The indictment, investigation, and classification of suspected suicides and the mental state of a person already deceased were challenging, and depended on local co-operation and lay testimonies. Not all suicides were considered alike; a widespread view on the heinousness of suicide was not the same as agreement about specific cases, and did not result in uniform handling of them. The social status and local ties of the deceased influenced the interpretations and responses at the local lower courts and communities. Esteemed local community members had a better defence and greater chance to escape the shameful penalties.

Über den Autor

Riikka Miettinen is Postdoctoral Researcher in History at the Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences at Tampere University, Finland.

Zusammenfassung

Explores how the indictment, investigation, and classification of suspected suicides was undertaken in early modern Sweden

Analyses how the interpretations of the courts were influenced by the social status and local ties of the deceased

Investigates the phenomenon of suicide in early modern Sweden and the hardships and crises behind it

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Attitudes and Reactions to Suicides in Early Modern Sweden.- 3. Prosecuting Suspected Suicides: Processes and Obstacles.- 4. Investigation of Suicides in the Lower Courts.- 5. Selectivity by the Court: The Influence of Social Standing, Reputation and Piety.- 6. Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geisteswissenschaften , Geschichte , Kunst , Musik
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xi 346 S. 2 s/w Illustr. 346 p. 2 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783030118440
ISBN-10:	3030118444
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-030-11844-0
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Miettinen, Riikka
Auflage:	1st edition 2019
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	216 x 153 x 24 mm
Von/Mit:	Riikka Miettinen
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.03.2019
Gewicht:	0,578 kg

Artikel-ID: 115094731