Shrinkage and contraction of the muscles may cause joints to flex and the body to adopt the "pugilistic stance" (boxer stance), with the elbows and knees flexed and the fists clenched. Internal organs may be shrunken due to fluid loss. In the process of being burned to death, a body experiences burns to exposed tissue, changes in content and distribution of body fluid, fixation of tissue, and shrinkage (especially of the skin). The best-known execution of this type is burning at the stake, where the condemned is bound to a large wooden stake and a fire lit beneath. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft. The " baptism by fire" of Old Believer leader Avvakum in 1682ĭeath by burning (also known as immolation) is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat.
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