Download or read book The History of the Flagellants written by Abbé Boileau and published by LA CASE Books. This book was released on with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.