Death by burning
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| + | “They found it easier to [[Death by burning|burn]] [[Lucilio Vanini|Vanini]] that to [[Objection (argument)|confute]] him.”--''[[Religion: A Dialogue]]'' (c.1830) by Arthur Schopenhauer | ||
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| '''[[Capital punishment|Execution]] by [[fire|burning]]''' has a long history as a method of [[punishment]] for [[crime]]s such as [[treason]], [[heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] (burning, however, was actually less common than [[hanging]], [[pressing]], or [[drowning]] as a punishment for [[witchcraft]]). For a number of reasons, this method of execution fell into disfavor among governments in the late [[18th century]]; today, it is considered [[cruel and unusual punishment]]. The particular form of execution by [[immolation|burning]] in which the condemned is bound to a large [[stake]] is more commonly called '''burning at the stake'''. | '''[[Capital punishment|Execution]] by [[fire|burning]]''' has a long history as a method of [[punishment]] for [[crime]]s such as [[treason]], [[heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] (burning, however, was actually less common than [[hanging]], [[pressing]], or [[drowning]] as a punishment for [[witchcraft]]). For a number of reasons, this method of execution fell into disfavor among governments in the late [[18th century]]; today, it is considered [[cruel and unusual punishment]]. The particular form of execution by [[immolation|burning]] in which the condemned is bound to a large [[stake]] is more commonly called '''burning at the stake'''. | ||
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| + | Notable individuals executed by burning include [[Jacques de Molay]] (1314), [[Jan Hus]] (1415), [[Joan of Arc]] (1431), [[Savonarola]] (1498), [[Patrick Hamilton (martyr)|Patrick Hamilton]] (1528), [[William Tyndale]] (1536), [[Michael Servetus]] (1553), [[Giordano Bruno]] (1600), [[Lucilio Vanini]] (1619), [[Urbain Grandier]] (1634) and [[Claude Le Petit]] (1662). | ||
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| ==Portrayal in film== | ==Portrayal in film== | ||
| In the film adaptation of [[Umberto Eco]]'s ''[[The Name of the Rose]]'', the innocent simpleton Salvatore ([[Ron Perlman]]) is seen to die horribly, burnt at the stake. The fate is also suffered by [[Oliver Reed]]'s less innocent character in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[The Devils]]''. The film ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' shows a woman about to be burnt at the stake. [[Dreyer]]'s ''[[La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc]]'' (''The Passion of Joan of Arc''), though made in the late 1920s (and therefore without the assistance of computer graphics), includes a relatively graphic and realistic treatment of [[Joan of Arc|Jeanne]]'s execution. Of course, nearly all other film versions of the story of Joan show her death at the stake - some more graphically than others. Execution by burning also features in the 1973 film [[The Wicker Man]]. | In the film adaptation of [[Umberto Eco]]'s ''[[The Name of the Rose]]'', the innocent simpleton Salvatore ([[Ron Perlman]]) is seen to die horribly, burnt at the stake. The fate is also suffered by [[Oliver Reed]]'s less innocent character in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[The Devils]]''. The film ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' shows a woman about to be burnt at the stake. [[Dreyer]]'s ''[[La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc]]'' (''The Passion of Joan of Arc''), though made in the late 1920s (and therefore without the assistance of computer graphics), includes a relatively graphic and realistic treatment of [[Joan of Arc|Jeanne]]'s execution. Of course, nearly all other film versions of the story of Joan show her death at the stake - some more graphically than others. Execution by burning also features in the 1973 film [[The Wicker Man]]. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Brazen bull]] | + | * ''[[Auto-da-fé]]'' |
| - | * [[List of burned heretics]] | + | * ''[[relaxado en persona]]'' |
| + | * [[Inquisition]] | ||
| + | * [[List of people burned as heretics]] | ||
| + | * [[Sati (practice)]] (widow-burning) | ||
| + | * [[Self-immolation]] | ||
| + | * [[Spanish Inquisition]] | ||
| + | * [[Spontaneous human combustion]] | ||
| + | * [[Witch-hunt]] | ||
| * [[Witchcraft]] | * [[Witchcraft]] | ||
| - | * [[Witchhunt]] | + | * [[Witchcraft Act]] |
| - | * [[Necklacing]] | + | |
| - | * [[Moral panic]] | + | |
| - | * [[Old Testament]] | + | |
| - | * [[Auto de fe]] | + | |
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Execution by burning has a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy and witchcraft (burning, however, was actually less common than hanging, pressing, or drowning as a punishment for witchcraft). For a number of reasons, this method of execution fell into disfavor among governments in the late 18th century; today, it is considered cruel and unusual punishment. The particular form of execution by burning in which the condemned is bound to a large stake is more commonly called burning at the stake.
Famous cases
Notable individuals executed by burning include Jacques de Molay (1314), Jan Hus (1415), Joan of Arc (1431), Savonarola (1498), Patrick Hamilton (1528), William Tyndale (1536), Michael Servetus (1553), Giordano Bruno (1600), Lucilio Vanini (1619), Urbain Grandier (1634) and Claude Le Petit (1662).
Portrayal in film
In the film adaptation of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, the innocent simpleton Salvatore (Ron Perlman) is seen to die horribly, burnt at the stake. The fate is also suffered by Oliver Reed's less innocent character in Ken Russell's The Devils. The film The Seventh Seal shows a woman about to be burnt at the stake. Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc), though made in the late 1920s (and therefore without the assistance of computer graphics), includes a relatively graphic and realistic treatment of Jeanne's execution. Of course, nearly all other film versions of the story of Joan show her death at the stake - some more graphically than others. Execution by burning also features in the 1973 film The Wicker Man.
See also
- Auto-da-fé
- relaxado en persona
- Inquisition
- List of people burned as heretics
- Sati (practice) (widow-burning)
- Self-immolation
- Spanish Inquisition
- Spontaneous human combustion
- Witch-hunt
- Witchcraft
- Witchcraft Act
