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Executing Magic in the Modern Era

Name: Executing Magic in the Modern Era
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ISBN: 9783319866437

By Owen Davies, Francesca Matteoni

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 licenseThis book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife potency of criminal corpses, the healing activities of the executioner, and the magic of the gallows site. The use of corpses in medicine and magic has been recorded back into antiquity. The lacerated bodies of Roman gladiators were used as a source of curative blood, for instance. In early modern Europe,...Show more

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9783319866437

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Springer International Publishing AG

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2018

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Executing Magic in the Modern Era

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