"Superstition and Force" by Henry Charles Lea is a journey through history, examining the strange mix of old beliefs, power, and rules that shaped how people dealt with justice. You'll discover how crime started as personal vendettas and evolved into issues for society, seeing the role of family ties and payments in settling disputes long before modern courts. The book peeks into weird customs like "wer-gild," or blood money, and sets up the scene to follow how these antique ways of thinking still secretly affect our laws and ideas today.
Superstition and Force Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
By Henry Charles Lea
Uncover a past where settling disputes involved bizarre trials of faith, brutal combat, and agonizing tests, revealing the surprising origins of our justice system.
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About the AuthorHenry Charles Lea was an American publisher, civic activist, philanthropist and historian from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Henry Charles Lea was an American publisher, civic activist, philanthropist and historian from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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