Essays explore forensic science in global and historical context, opening a critical window onto contemporary debates about the universal validity of present-da

Carrier, Simon A. Cole, Christopher Hamlin, Jeffrey Jentzen, Projit Bihari Mukharji, Quentin (Trais) Pearson, Mitra Sharafi, Gagan Preet Singh, Heather Wolffram

This edited volume examines the performance and role of scientific experts in modern European courts of law and police investigations. It discusses cases from c

Juxtaposing and interlacing similarities and differences across and beyond the pre-modern Mediterranean world, Christian, Islamic and Jewish healing traditions,

This book explores the interaction between science and society and the development of forensic science as well as the historical roots of crime detection in col