@article{ART002872935},
author={LEE, SUNG JAE},
title={Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe},
journal={Korean Review of French History},
issn={1229-702X},
year={2022},
number={47},
pages={55-93},
doi={10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55}
TY - JOUR
AU - LEE, SUNG JAE
TI - Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
JO - Korean Review of French History
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 47
PB - KOREAN SOCIETY FOR FRENCH HISTORY
SP - 55
EP - 93
SN - 1229-702X
AB - Animal trials in medieval and early modern Europe can be divided into secular trial for livestock and ecclesiastical trial for small animals such as insects and mice. The former was mostly summoned to court for killing children, and the latter was tried for harm to crops. Most of the livestock were hanged, and insects and mice were expelled or excommunicated. The atmosphere of secular and ecclesiastical trials was different. The reason is that unlike secular trial for individual animals, ecclesiastical trial was directly related to the issue of the safety of the community. In other words, the ecclesiastical trial had to deal with the issue of the religious level of the establishment of the relationship of God-Nature-Human being and the economic level of protecting food at the same time.
Particularly noteworthy in animal trials is the society’s perception of animals. Even if animals were not human beings, they were considered part of God-made Nature. Irrationality does not mean that communication is impossible, and hierarchies and differences between animals including human beings have not ruled out their right to trial. This can be seen as an attempt to expand human moral standards into the Nature. Since it was based on the perception that law and justice should be applied universally not only to human being but also to all Nature, animals were given the opportunity to trial according to fair procedures. Animal trials are historical evidence that anthropocentrism is not necessarily formed on the premise of difference of rational or intellectual abilities between human being and animal.
KW - Animal Trials;Procedure;Communication;Rituals of Inclusion;Anthropocentrism
DO - 10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
ER -
LEE, SUNG JAE. (2022). Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Korean Review of French History, 47, 55-93.
LEE, SUNG JAE. 2022, "Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe", Korean Review of French History, no.47, pp.55-93. Available from: doi:10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
LEE, SUNG JAE "Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" Korean Review of French History 47 pp.55-93 (2022) : 55.
LEE, SUNG JAE. Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. 2022; 47 : 55-93. Available from: doi:10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
LEE, SUNG JAE. "Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" Korean Review of French History no.47(2022) : 55-93.doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
LEE, SUNG JAE. Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Korean Review of French History, 47, 55-93. doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
LEE, SUNG JAE. Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Korean Review of French History. 2022; 47 55-93. doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
LEE, SUNG JAE. Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. 2022; 47 : 55-93. Available from: doi:10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
LEE, SUNG JAE. "Importance of Procedure in Animal Trials in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" Korean Review of French History no.47(2022) : 55-93.doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.08.47.55
