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Author:   Lu Ann Homza ,  Amanda L. Scott
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
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9781032781471

ISBN 10:   1032781475
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   29 August 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Legal and Intellectual Foundations Chapter 1 On the Inquisition in Spain Gretchen Starr-LeBeau Chapter 2 On the Roman Inquisition: Uncertainty and Discretion Vincenzo Lavenia Chapter 3 On Forensic Medical Evidence Bradford Bouley Part II: Urban Violence Chapter 4 On Homicide in Bologna Colin Rose Chapter 5 On homicide, forensic practice, and forensic discourse in Madrid Blanca Llanes Parra Chapter 6 On Feuding in Venice Andrew Vidali Part III: Gendered Violence Chapter 7 On Spousal Murders and Honor Killings in Spain Edward Behrend-Martínez Chapter 8 On Infanticide in Spain Jodi Campbell Chapter 9 On Miscarriage and Assault in Early Modern Rome John Christopoulos Part IV: Special Victims Chapter 10 On Children in Spain Lu Ann Homza Chapter 11 On Sex Crimes in Italy Celeste I. McNamara Chapter 12 On the Blind and Disabled in Spain Amanda L. Scott Chapter 13 On the Undead Francesco Paolo de Ceglia

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‘A beautifully nuanced yet incisive overview of the cultural and social dimensions of law and courts in the early modern Mediterranean. The highly original chapters maintain an impressive balance between theory and practice and offer many valuable insights on the very nature of early modern law in the real world’ - Joel F. Harrington, Vanderbilt University.

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Lu Ann Homza is a professor of history at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Her books include Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance (2000), The Spanish Inquisition, 1478-1614: an Anthology of Sources (2006), Village Infernos and Witches’ Advocates: Witch-Hunting in Navarre, 1608-1614 (2022), and The Child-Witches of Olague (2024). Amanda L. Scott is an associate professor of history and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State University. She has published articles in, among others, The Journal of Social History, Renaissance Quarterly, The Sixteenth Century Journal, and Church History. Her previous publications include The Basque Seroras: Local Religion, Gender, and Power in Northern Iberia, 1550-1800 (2020).

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