The Humiliation of Sinners
Author | : Mary C. Mansfield |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801429390 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801429392 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Humiliation of Sinners by : Mary C. Mansfield
Download or read book The Humiliation of Sinners written by Mary C. Mansfield and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling book, first published in 1995, changed historians' understanding of the history of public penance, a topic crucial to debates about the complex evolution of individualism in the West. Mary C. Mansfield demonstrates that various forms of public humiliation, imposed on nobles and peasants alike for shocking crimes as well as for minor brawls, survived into the thirteenth century and beyond.