Posted in Ritual, divine, engl375mm, individual on May 29th, 2007 2 Comments »
1 divine- Criminals were believed not to have only challenged the fundamental regulation of law but to have also challenged the sacred code of life that God preordained. By taking the life of a criminal they were accelerating the onset of divine justice which came during the final judgment. These criminals were even [...]
Posted in Infallible, divine, god, hierarchy, performance, power, spectacle, theatrical on May 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
Infallible: immune from error because of ties to the church or God
According to the introduction to Pillars of Salt, the Christian state was comfortable playing the role of God and revoking life. Those responsible for Morgan’s death described it not as an execution but as his life being “turn’d off” by God. [...]