Naslov
The ritual executions of penalties and the criminal’s body as alternative media of communication in medieval European towns

Autori
Lonza, Nella

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Communication History: Bridges and Boundaries Conference

Mjesto i datum
Venecija, Italija, 16.09.2015. - 18.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Dubrovnik; Europe; communication; punishment; mutilation

Sažetak
It is obvious that a penalty is not only a retribution for the crime committed, but also a complex message about crime, justice, efficiency of the judiciary, penance, etc. which is expected to have a clear impact on the community. Because the message is formulated by the state institutions, the communication by penal ritual is extremely good documented in historical sources (law books, penal registers, chronicles, etc.). The mutilation of the criminal’s body or the disfiguration of his or her face by cutting off the nose or lip, pulling out the eyes, by branding mark, etc. can be interpreted as a very particular form of communication as—the mark on the body being permanent—the message is “auto-generated” in any new social occasion, and “readable” in a broad area of medieval Europe. Because of that, we can envisage the criminal’s body as an alternative medium of communication with specific features.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo, Povijest

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