The second volume in a three-part series, The Curse of Self-Murder explores the origins of the condemnation of suicide and provides a unique perspective on medi

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In this second volume, Alexander Murray explores the origin of the condemnation of suicide, in a quest which leads along the most unexpected byways of medieval

In the broadest treatment yet of suicide in Europe during the period 1500–1800, 11 authors combine elements of social, cultural, legal, and intellectual histo