The Malleus Maleficarum

Author : Heinrich Kramer,James Sprenger
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781602063846

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The Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer,James Sprenger Pdf

"A handbook for hunting and punishing witches to assist the Inquisition and Church in exterminating undesirables. Mostly a compilation of superstition and folklore, the book was taken very seriously at the time it was written in the 15th century and became a kind of spiritual law book used by judges to determine the guilt of the accused"--From publisher description.

Author : Christopher S. Mackay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107393714

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The Hammer of Witches by Christopher S. Mackay Pdf

The Malleus Maleficarum, first published in 1486–7, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft and it remained in print throughout the early modern period. Its descriptions of the evil acts of witches and the ways to exterminate them continue to contribute to our knowledge of early modern law, religion and society. Mackay's highly acclaimed translation, based on his extensive research and detailed analysis of the Latin text, is the only complete English version available, and the most reliable. Now available in a single volume, this key text is at last accessible to students and scholars of medieval history and literature. With detailed explanatory notes and a guide to further reading, this volume offers a unique insight into the fifteenth-century mind and its sense of sin, punishment and retribution.

Author : Hans Peter Broedel
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0719064414

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The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraft by Hans Peter Broedel Pdf

What was witchcraft? Were witches real? How should witches be identified? How should they be judged? Towards the end of the middle ages these were new questions, without answers hallowed by time and authority. Between 1430 and 1500, a number of learned "witch-theorists" attempted to provide the answers, and of these perhaps the most famous are the Dominican inquisitors Heinrich Institoris and Jacob Sprenger, the authors of the Malleus Maleficarum, The Hammer of Witches. This, the first book-length study of the Malleus in English, provides students and scholars with an introduction to this text and to the conceptual world of its authors. Ultimately, this book argues that although the Malleus was a highly idiosyncratic text, with a view of witches very different from that of competing authors, its arguments were powerfully compelling and so remained influential long after alternatives were forgotten.

Author : Heinrich Institoris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000116720180

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The Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Institoris Pdf

This title offers a new translation of the medieval treatise on witchcraft, the Malleus Maleficarum, by the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Institoris.

Author : Heinrich Kramer
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547815013

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The Hammer of Witches: Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer Pdf

The Malleus Maleficarum or "Hammer of Witches" is the best known and the most important treatise on witchcraft. It endorses extermination of witches and for this purpose develops a detailed legal and theological theory. It was a bestseller, second only to the Bible in terms of sales for almost 200 years. It was written by the Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in 1487. The Malleus elevates sorcery to the criminal status of heresy and prescribes inquisitorial practices for secular courts in order to extirpate witches. The recommended procedures include torture to effectively obtain confessions and the death penalty as the only sure remedy against the evils of witchcraft. At that time, it was typical to burn heretics alive at the stake and the Malleus encouraged the same treatment of witches. The book had a strong influence on culture for several centuries. It was later used by royal courts during the Renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Author : Heinrich Kramer,James Sprenger,Montague Summers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1387939661

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Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer,James Sprenger,Montague Summers Pdf

The Malleus Maleficarum is a seminal treatise regarding witchcraft and demons, presented here complete with an authoritative translation to modern English by Montague Summers. At the time this book was published in 1487, the Christian church had considered witchcraft a dangerous affront to the faith for many centuries. Executions of suspected witches were intermittent, and various explanations of behaviors deemed suspect were thought to be caused by possession, either by the devil or demon such as an incubus or succubus. Kramer wrote this book after he had tried and failed to have a woman executed for witchcraft. Unhappy at the verdict of the court, he authored the Malleus Maleficarum as a manual for other witch seekers to refer to. For centuries the text was used by Christians as a reference source on matters of demonology, although it was not used directly by the Inquisition who became notorious for their tortures and murders.

Author : Ulinka Rublack
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Astronomers
ISBN : 9780198736776

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The Astronomer & the Witch by Ulinka Rublack Pdf

In The Astronomer and the Witch, Ulinka Rublack pieces together the tale of this extraordinary episode in Kepler's life, one that takes us to the heart of his changing world.

Author : Jakob Sprenger,Heinrich Kramer
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9783849644642

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Malleus Maleficarum – The Witch Hammer by Jakob Sprenger,Heinrich Kramer Pdf

This is the best known (i.e., the most infamous) of the witch-hunt manuals. Written in Latin, the Malleus was first submitted to the University of Cologne on May 9th, 1487. The title is translated as "The Hammer of Witches". Written by James Sprenger and Henry Kramer (of which little is known), the Malleus remained in use for three hundred years. It had tremendous influence in the witch trials in England and on the continent.

Author : Heinrich Institoris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123379286

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The Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Institoris Pdf

This title offers a new translation of the medieval treatise on witchcraft, the Malleus Maleficarum, by the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Institoris.

Author : Francesco Maria Guazzo
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1585092460

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Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo Pdf

Were witches real in the Middle Ages? This handbook on witchcraft, first published in 1628, claims to expose the entire practice and profession of witchcraft. Was used as support in the accusation of witches at the time, although we can recognize much of it today as being paranoid superstition by religious authorities. The book is valuable because it allows one to view the extreme superstition surrounding witchcraft at the time, and to better understand the degree of persecution that resulted.

Author : Heinrich Institoris,Jakob Sprenger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1486
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB00043229

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Malleus maleficarum by Heinrich Institoris,Jakob Sprenger Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1344 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0521859778

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Malleus Maleficarum 2 Volume Set by Anonim Pdf

The Malleus Maleficarum is the most famous early modern text on witches and witch hunting. Often known as the 'Hammer of Witches', the Malleus consists of a demonstration of the existence of witchcraft and a discussion of both the practice of witchcraft and cures for the injuries caused by it, together with a recommended method of exterminating it judicially. It was republished twenty-six times in the early modern period, and remained a standard text on witchcraft for centuries. This fully annotated edition is based on the first edition of 1486-7 and presents the Latin text together with a full textual apparatus. The extensive introduction discusses the authorship, method of composition, and intellectual background of the work. The second volume provides an accurate English translation, together with detailed explanatory notes. This important edition makes this vital text accessible to historians of the period and offers extraordinary insights into the attitudes and prejudices inspired by the fear of witches.

Author : Ludovico Maria Sinistrari
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Demonology
ISBN : HARVARD:32044009657271

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Demoniality; Or, Incubi and Succubi by Ludovico Maria Sinistrari Pdf

Author : Shana Mlawski
Publisher : Tu Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1600609872

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Hammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski Pdf

Pursued by a secret witch-hunting arm of the Inquisition, 14-year-old bookmaker's apprentice Baltasar joins Columbus' expedition to escape and discovers secrets about his own past that his family had tried to keep hidden.

Author : Heinrich Institoris,Jakob Sprenger,James Sprenger
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1585090980

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The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger by Heinrich Institoris,Jakob Sprenger,James Sprenger Pdf

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