Suicide, Law, and Community in Early Modern Sweden Hardback
by Riikka Miettinen
Part of the World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence series
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:346 pages, 2 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 346 p. 2 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:05/03/2019
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- ISBN:9783030118440
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:346 pages, 2 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 346 p. 2 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:05/03/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030118440
