Torture Museums： What Has Changed Today？  

作　　者：Ruchan Gokdag 

机构地区：[1]Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey

出　　处：《Journalism and Mass Communication》2016年第2期79-90,共12页新闻与大众传媒（英文版）

摘　　要：Torture has always been regarded as a tool for confession and applied throughout history. In cases when requesting and convincing do not work, threatening or torturing has been considered to be a ＂right＂ to do. Torture was used in Ancient Rome, in Europe in Medieval Age, and in England even though it was against unwritten law, and applied in USA secretly today. Since ancient times, people have been used to torturing for similar purposes. Today, torture is put into practice again for similar purposes such as forcing people to live according to religious beliefs and looking after the benefits of the government. Torture museums found in many European countries make visitors confused as these museums display terrifying tools applied to the Christian community in Medieval Age and then used by Christians to torture ＂Deviants＂.

关 键 词：TORTURE torture museums torture tools torture in Monotheistic Religions 

分 类 号：TU242.5[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论] B978[哲学宗教—宗教学]