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Punishment
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1. Definition

Punishment in a broad sense is any negative sanction for behaviors or attitudes that deviate from norms (Deviance) and is an aspect of asymmetrical power relations. Punishment also implies a claim to a normative consensus, which the person to be punished has violated [28. 7]. In a narrow sense, punishment (Latin poena, w…

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Eibach, Joachim, “Punishment”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_028318>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210107



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