| Edition |
Dover ed. |
| Description |
xlv, 277 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Summary |
For nearly three centuries Malleus Maleficarum (the witches' hammer) was the professional manual for witch hunters. This book by two of the most famous Inquisitors of the age is still a document of the force of that eras beliefs. Under a Bull of Pope Innocent VIII, Kramer and Sprenger exposed the heresy of those who did not believe in witches and set forth the proper order of the world with devils, witches, and the will of god. Even if you do not believe in the witchcraft, the world of 1484 did. |
| Contents |
The first part, treating of the three necessary concomitants of witchcraft, which are the Devil, a witch, and the permission of almighty God -- The second part, treating of the methods by which the works of witchcraft are wrought and directed, and how they may be successfully annulled and dissolved -- The third part, relating to the judicial proceedings in both the ecclesiastical and civil courts against witches and indeed all heretics. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Reprint of the 1928 ed. Includes the introd. to the 1948 reprint ed. |
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"A note upon the bibliography of the Malleus maleficarum": p. [xli]-xlii. |
| Subject |
Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800.
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Demonology -- Early works to 1800.
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Criminal procedure (Canon law)
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| Added Author |
Sprenger, Jakob, 1436 or 1438-1495.
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| ISBN |
0486228029 |
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9780486228020 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 781626498 |
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YDXCP 837216 |
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YDXCP 432928 |
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NZ1 3122250 |
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AU@ 000000058303 |
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