The Big Book of Pain: Torture & Punishment Throughout History Expeditions & Discoveries World History Revealing hidden secrets

Revealing hidden secrets

Having experienced religious persecution firsthand

even in the smallest of towns

with a harsh Montana winter about to descend upon them

Twenty years ago

The Big Book of Pain: Torture & Punishment Throughout History Expeditions & Discoveries World History Revealing hidden secretsExplaining the mechanics of tortureeven now a controversial topicthis history questions why so much effort has been put into causing pain to fellow human beings Taking readers into the ancient Roman coliseum, the medieval dungeon, the Inquisitional interrogation, the auto da fe, the witch trial, and the most horrid of prisons, this is an exploration of the systematic use throughout the ages of various means of punishment, torture, coercion, and