Self-flagellation
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Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of t
Shia Muslims mourning the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in Hyderabad, India
Magdarame (penitents) during Holy Week in the Philippines
Zanjerzani in Iran
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
Self-flagellation
…Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the…
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)