Executing Magic in the Modern Era: Criminal Bodies and the Gallows in Popular Medicine - Paperbackby Francesca Matteoni (Created by), Owen Davies (Created by) This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife potency of criminal corpses, the healing activities of the executioner, and the magic of the gallows site. The use of corpses in medicine and magic has been recorded back into antiquity. The lacerated bodies of Roman gladiators were used as a source