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The following work was written several years since, simply as an historical study, and with little expectation of its publication. Recent movements in several portions of the great Christian Church seem to indicate, however, that a record of ascetic celibacy, as developed in the past, may not be without interest to those who are watching the tendencies of the present. So far as I am aware, no work of the kind exists in English literature, and those which have appeared in the Continental languages are almost exclusively of a controversial character. It has been my aim to avoid polemics, and I have therefore sought merely to state facts as I have found them, without regard to their bearing on either side of the questions involved. As those questions have long been the subject of ardent disputation, it has seemed proper to substantiate every statement with a reference to its authority.
In 'Superstition and Force', author Henry Charles Lea explores the history of jurisprudence and its relationship to civilization. Through an investigation of laws and customs used to settle disputes, Lea sheds light on the development of human society from primitive times to the Enlightenment era. Lea examines the strange mysteries of the human mind that led to the use of compurgation, the wager of battle, the ordeal, and ultimately, torture. This edition includes new insights into the origins of superstitions and their slow disappearance, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the history of law and human psychology.