Strangers and misfits : banishment, social control, and authority in early modern Germany / by Jason P. Coy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coy, Jason Philip, 1970-

Series:

Studies in Central European histories 1547-1217 ; v. 47.

Studies in Central European histories, 1547-1217 ; v. 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exile (Punishment).

Ulm (Germany)--History--16th century.

Ulm (Germany).

Exile (Punishment)--Germany--Ulm--16th century.

Ulm (Germany)--Social conditions--16th century.

Germany--Ulm.

Physical Description:

x, 156 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Summary:

Banishment was crucial to law enforcement in early modern Europe, as magistrates used expulsion to punish and control thousands of offenders convicted of crimes ranging from adultery to theft. While early modern social control has attracted considerable scholarly attention in recent decades, banishment has been largely neglected. This book examines the role of banishment in sixteenth-century Ulm, an important south German city-state, using the town's experience to uncover how early modern magistrates used expulsion to regulate and reorder society. This investigation sheds new light on the application of authority, the intersection between official disciplinary efforts and customary behavioral norms, and the function of public expulsion in displaying and defending social hierarchies, issues central to our historical understanding of the period.

Contents:

Introduction: Banishment and Social Control in Early Modern Germany 1

Chapter 1 Banishment and Authority in Sixteenth-Century Ulm 11

The Banishment of Rosina Schemerin 11

Political Authority and Law Enforcement in Ulm 15

Banishment Practices: Prosecution and Purgation 24

Chapter 2 Vagrancy and Banishment 31

The Banishment of Michel Maurer 31

Vagrancy Legislation and Urban Community 33

Banishment and the 1559 Beggars' Ordinance 36

Public Expulsion and Sociospatial Boundaries 52

Chapter 3 Resident Aliens, Expulsion, and Exclusion 57

The Banishment of Cathrina Mair 57

The Migrants' Ordinance and the Regulation of Resident Aliens 58

Expulsion and Exclusion 62

Property and Purity: The Banishment of Resident Aliens 74

Chapter 4 Moral Reform and the Banishment of Citizens 79

The Banishment of the Hauser Brothers 79

Moral Reform and Social Control: The Church Ordinance of 1531/1581 82

Banishment and Burgerrecht: The Banishment of Citizens 88

Negotiation, Resistance, and Appeal 97

Chapter 5 Public Expulsion Rituals and Early Modern Authority 113

The Ritual Expulsion of Simon Schlogel 113

Displacement and Discipline: Banishment and Horizontal Social Control in Ulm 114

The Therapeutic Role of Purgation 122

'An Image and Example': Banishment, Public Penal Displays, and Political Authority 124.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-151) and index.

ISBN:

9789004161740

9004161740

OCLC:

231588829