Hérétique ou dément ? Autour du procès de Thomas d’Apulie à Paris en 1388

In october 1388, in Paris, a trial for heresy results for the first time in the use of forensic evidence. A group of physicians find the heretic mad, which allows him to escape death penalty. During the Middle Ages, madness (insania) is used by Church in order to defame dissidents and reduce their i...

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Main Author: Maud Ternon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Criminocorpus 2016-02-01
Series:Criminocorpus
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/criminocorpus/3153