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Superstition and Force / Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture — Henry Charles Lea

Superstition and Force / Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture

Henry Charles Lea

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 701 pages

This collection of essays by Henry Charles Lea examines old legal customs used to find truth in disputes: the wager of law, the wager of battle, the ordeal, and torture. Through the history of jurisprudence it illuminates past societies and beliefs, making it rewarding for listeners interested in the development of law and civilization.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. E-text prepared by deaurider, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page
  2. SUPERSTITION AND FORCE.
  3. PREFACE.
  4. CONTENTS.
  5. I. THE WAGER OF LAW.
  6. II. THE WAGER OF BATTLE.
  7. III. THE ORDEAL.
  8. IV. TORTURE.
  9. INDEX.
  10. FOOTNOTES:
  11. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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