Flagellation
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Flagellation, flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging h
Prisoners at a whipping post in a Delaware prison, c. 1907
Protesters in London demonstrating against detention and flogging of Raif Badawi
Flagellation in Iran
Flogging of a man sexual offence in Islamabad, Pakistan (late 1970s)
Knout
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A knout is a Russian whip that consists of a rawhide thong or a rope attached to a long wooden handle. Commonly used for prodding horses or cattle, knouts were also used for flagellation as a corporal
Flagellation
…flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on an unwilling subject as a punishment; however, it can also be submitted to willingly and even done by…
Punishment with a knout
L'Exécution de la Punition de Fouet by Jean Baptiste Debret