Choosing Death

by Jeffrey R. Watt

In this case study of the Republic of Geneva, Jeffrey R. Watt convincingly argues the early modern era marked decisive change in the history of suicide. His analysis of criminal proceedings and death records shows that magistrates of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries often imposed penalties against the bodies and estates of those who took their lives. According to beliefs shared by theologian John Calvin, magistrates, and common folk,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0943549876
• ISBN13: 9780943549873
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"