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Mutilation and the law in early medieval Europe and India: a comparative study

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The Medieval Globe, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 115 - 139

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This article compares the diverse legal traditions of Europe and India from the 1st to 11th centuries CE, asking whether the two cultures had a shared understanding of the meanings of facial disfigurement as injury and as punishment. It surveys the evidence, and concludes that whilst there are super...

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ISSN: 2377-3561 2377-3553
Published: 2016
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