Choosing death : suicide and Calvinism in early modern Geneva / Jeffrey R. Watt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, Jeffrey R. (Jeffrey Rodgers), 1958- author.

Series:

Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies

Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies ; v.58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide--Switzerland--History.

Suicide.

Calvinism--Switzerland--History--16th century.

Calvinism.

Switzerland.

Medical Subjects:

Switzerland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Place of Publication:

Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2001]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Series Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Maps and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: Suicides, Homicides, and Accidents: The Data; 2: The Judicial and Intellectual Dimensions of Suicide; 3: The Social, Econic, and Political Dimensions of Suicide; 4: The Cultural Dimensions of Suicide: Part 1; 5: The Cultural Dimensions of Suicide: Part 2; Epilogue; About the Author; Bibliography; Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-344) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-935503-33-2

OCLC:

608617423