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The malleus maleficarum the witch hammer, first published in 1486, is arguably one of the most infamous books ever written, due primarily to its position and regard during the middle ages. It served as a guidebook for inquisitors during the inquisition, and was designed to aid them in the identification, prosecution, and dispatching of witches. Henricus institoris and jacobus sprenger, malleus maleficarum, ed. The malleus maleficarum, first published in 14867, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft and it remained in print throughout the early modern period. Also known as the witch hammer, the malleus maleficarum was a handbook for hunting and punishing witcheswritten by inquisitors heinrich kramer c. Malleus maleficarum, the medieval witch hunter book. The malleus maleficarum is a seminal treatise regarding witchcraft and demons, presented here complete with an authoritative translation to modern english by montague summers. Jacob sprengers name is also attached to the book, though it is unclear if he did anything more than endorse it. Malleus maleficarum by henricus kramer latin paperback book free shipping. The book is in three parts and wonderfully written. The paperback of the the malleus maleficarum by heinrich kramer. The book had a strong influence on culture for several centuries. Compendium maleficarum, ex quo nefandissima in genus humanum opera venefica, ac ad illa vitanda remedia conspiciuntur. According the da vinci code, the catholic inquisition published the malleus maleficarum instructing the clergy how to locate, torture, and destroy the freethinking women.
The book was first published in speyer, germany, in 1487. Discover book depositorys huge selection of heinrich institoris books online. Malleus maleficarum po slovensky kladivo na carodejnice je po latinsky pisana rukovat dominikanov heinricha kramera asi 1430 1505 a jakoba sprengera asi 1436 1494, ktoru vydali v roku 1487. The malleus maleficarum commonly rendered into english as hammer of the witches. The malleus is a historical document therefore reflects the views of some people at a specific time. The malleus maleficarum is probably one of the most notorious books of catholic church history. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The malleus maleficarum by heinrich kramer, james sprenger.
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As to our second inquiry, what sort of women more than others are found to be superstitious and infected with witchcraft. The malleus maleficarum, usually translated as the hammer of witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. The main purpose of the malleus was to attempt to systematically refute arguments claiming that witchcraft does not exist, discredit those who expressed skepticism about its reality, to claim that witches were more often women than men, and to educate magistrates on the procedures that could find them out and convict them. The malleus maleficarum heinrich kramer, james sprenger. Authorship of the book is credited to two german dominican monks, heinrich kramer and jacob sprenger. Malleus maleficarum by kramer, heinrich, jerouschek, gunter, behringer, wolfgang, behringer, wolfgang, jerouschek, gunter, tschacher, werner.
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The malleus maleficarum the hammer of witches or the hexenhammer is considered by many to be the classic roman catholic text on witchcraft, although it was in fact condemned by the inquisition in 1490, and never officially used by the catholic church. The malleus maleficarum hardback or cased book by summers, montague and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Malleus maleficarum ist ein werk zur legitimation d. The main purpose of the malleus was to attempt to systematically refute arguments claiming that witchcraft does not exist, discredit those who expressed skepticism about its. This volume offers a unique insight into the fifteenthcentury mind and its sense of sin, punishment, and retribution. The malleus maleficarum and the construction of witchcraft. If you have disposable income and would like to own a hardcopy version of the malleus, or you would just like to look at some cool pictures of a fairly rare book, i encourage you to swing by ebay and take a look at it. Schmidt, jakob sprenger and read this book on kobos free apps. The malleus maleficarum, first published in 14861487, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft.
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