Executing Magic in the Modern Era: Criminal Bodies and the Gallows in Popular Medicine - Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife - Owen Davies - Books - Springer International Publishing AG - 9783319595184 - July 28, 2017
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Executing Magic in the Modern Era: Criminal Bodies and the Gallows in Popular Medicine - Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife 1st ed. 2017 edition


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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.


118 pages, VII, 118 p.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 28, 2017
ISBN13 9783319595184
Publishers Springer International Publishing AG
Pages 118
Dimensions 222 × 157 × 14 mm   ·   300 g

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