A Lutheran plague [electronic resource] : murdering to die in the eighteenth century / by Tyge Krogh.
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- Murder -- Europe, Northern
- Murderers -- Europe, Northern -- Psychology
- Murderers -- Religious life -- Europe, Northern
- Salvation -- Lutheran Church
- Pietism -- Europe, Northern -- History -- 18th century
- Capital punishment -- Europe, Northern -- History -- 18th century
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Europe, Northern -- History -- 18th century
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- HV6535.E86 K76 2012eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Frequency -- The murderers' social situation and mental state -- Religious motives -- The authorities and the murders -- Pietism and the murderers -- Motives -- Boundaries -- Divine demands -- Salvation of the soul -- A Lutheran plague -- The Danish decree of 1767 -- Measures taken against the suicide murders in Germany -- The role of suicide murders in the penal reform debates -- From salvation to insanity -- Conclusion -- Appendix : suicide murder cases in Copenhagen, 1697-1789.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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