HISTORY —OF— FLAGELLATION AMONG DIFFERENT NATIONS. A NARRATIVE OF THE STRANGE CUSTOMS AND CRUELTIES OF THE Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Etc. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PRACTICE AMONG THE EARLY CHRISTIANS AS A RELIGIOUS STIMULANT AND CORRECTOR OF MORALS. ALSO ANECDOTES OF REMARKABLE CASES OF FLOGGING AND OF CELEBRATED FLAGELLANTS. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.

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