| Poena Omnipotenta, or The Triumph of Punishment: A Poetic Commentary on the Cautio Criminalis of Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld Contributor(s): Van Cleef, Jabez L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1451577559 ISBN-13: 9781451577556 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.24" W x 7.99" (0.37 lbs) 156 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the darkest hours of the 17th century German witch hunts, Spee, a Jesuit priest, meditated on the confessions of accused women and resolved to subject the church's torture practices to a rigorous logical analysis. The result is a cogent and persuasive argument against all torture, and a demonstration of the overarching power of the human spirit in a time of trial. This book combines poetic meditations on Spee's uniquely compassionate essays with starkly lit photographs (from a state collection in Toledo, Spain) of many of the torture instruments used by church functionaries. |