ADMJ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Eye For An Eye
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Bring the accused back to the faith (burning = painful afterlife = more bearable) Inquisitors (all male) better educated than their subjects and trained in questioning importance: if someone admits guilt, then punishment is necessary and process is legitimized. Eyes squeezed out of sockets the inquisitional chair (could heat up the spikes) Head is put in and accused is asked questions it gets tighter based on their. Pierces skin & gets tighter based on answers. Hoisted up by ropes, weights attached to body. If answer is undesirable, judas cradle released to drop onto spike. the rack. Stretched out by ropes arms and legs usually detached. Device has metal spike that goes into the mouth. Primary goal to embarrass and shame type of sin committed was known due to the device device was for mouthy sinners. Accused would be hoisted up and down into the cold water.
