Editing Flaying (section)

==Scope==
A dead animal may be flayed when preparing it to be used as human food, or for its hide or [[fur]]. This is more commonly called [[skinning]].

Flaying of humans is used as a method of [[torture]] or [[Execution (legal)|execution]], depending on how much of the skin is removed. This is often referred to as flaying alive. There are also records of people flayed after [[death]], generally as a means of debasing the corpse of a prominent enemy or [[Crime|criminal]], sometimes related to religious beliefs (e.g., to deny an afterlife); sometimes the skin is used, again for deterrence, esoteric/ritualistic purposes, etc. (e.g., [[scalping]]).{{citation needed| date= October 2017}}