Suicide, Law, and Community in Early Modern Sweden
In: World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence Ser.
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Bibliography and Sources -- Chapter 2 Attitudes and Reactions to Suicides in Early Modern Sweden -- Self-killing in the Legislation -- Contemporary Views on Suicide -- Reactions and Encounters in the Community Level: Fears and Superstitions -- Transgressions and Emotional Responses -- Bibliography and Sources -- Chapter 3 Prosecuting Suspected Suicides: Processes and Obstacles -- Progressing to Indictment -- Regional Variations -- Rising Crime Rates -- Bibliography and Sources -- Chapter 4 Investigation of Suicides in the Lower Courts -- Lower Court Proceedings-Negotiation at the Intersection of State and Communal Powers -- The Intricate Identification and Classification of Sudden Deaths and Suicides -- Establishing Intentionality: Accidental or Suicidal Death -- In One's Right Mind or Not? Determination of Insanity -- Bibliography and Sources -- Chapter 5 Selectivity by the Court: The Influence of Social Standing, Reputation and Piety -- Making Sense of the Incomprehensible -- The Well-Liked and Virtuous vs. the Disreputable on Trial -- Penalties: Diverse Disposal of Suicides' Corpses -- Bibliography and Sources -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Index.