Punitive Exhumation in the Middle Ages: A Theology Gleaned from Practice
In Christianity, the General Resurrection was believed to ensure the survival of both body and soul. This paper considers a very different kind of resurrection: the punitive exhumation of a sinner's body at the hands of medieval religious authorities, how and why it evolved, and what it ultimat...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2024
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2024, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-114 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Exhumation
/ Punishment
/ Excommunication
/ Body
/ History
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| IxTheo Classification: | NBA Dogmatics NBE Anthropology SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
EXHUMATION
B FAITH (Christianity) B Resurrection |