by Franco Cuomo · Newton Compton Editori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788879836593
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«Nel nome di Dio» is the historical essay by Franco Cuomo, published by Newton Compton Editori in paperback (224 pages, in Italian).
Franco Cuomo analyses the ordeals or judgments of God in medieval Europe: trials by fire, ritual duels and other practices to decide guilt or innocence without conclusive evidence. He shows how the Church and power used these rituals and what beliefs sustained them, revealing the relationship between faith and justice in the Middle Ages.
The full subtitle is «Roghi, duelli rituali e altre ordalie nell'Occidente medievale cristiano» and it belongs to the series «I volti della storia». It includes an introduction by Franco Cardini.
For those interested in medieval history and the evolution of judicial practices.
Franco Cuomo was an Italian journalist and writer.
