The History of the Flagellants, or The Advantages of Discipline by Abbé Boileau, Doctor of the Sorbonne, Canon of the Holy Chapel. History of the Flagellants traces the practice throughout history and literature—whether seen as punishment, religious self-discipline, political absolution such as the self-imposed flagellation of Henry II, or as a form of private atonement or erotic practice.
The History of the Flagellants, or The Advantages of Discipline by Abbé Boileau, Doctor of the Sorbonne, Canon of the Holy Chapel. History of the Flagellants traces the practice throughout history and literature—whether seen as punishment, religious self-discipline, political absolution such as t...