The Bahrprobe (cruentation, ordeal of the bier) – obtaining evidence in cases of homicide in legal practice in 16th- and 17th-century Silesian and Moravian towns and the countryside
The article describes the evidentiary method in murder trials known as the Bahrprobe, or trial by cruentation. Although classified as a type of ordeal and primarily associated with the Middle Ages, it was successfully employed during the early modern period as well. The article reconstructs the pro...
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| Language: | German |
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Adam Mickiewicz University
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Czasopismo Prawno-Historyczne |
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| Online Access: | https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cph/article/view/45096 |
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