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The Malleus maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger /

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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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505, Sprenger, Jakob, 1436 or 1438-1495 (Author)
Other Authors: Summers, Montague, 1880-1948 (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dover, 1971.
Series:Dover books on the Orient, mysticism, and related areas.
Subjects:
Witchcraft > Early works to 1800.
Demonology > Early works to 1800.
Criminal procedure (Canon law)
Witchcraft > history
Criminal Law > history
Sorcellerie > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Démonologie > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Procédure pénale (Droit canonique)
Demonology.
Witchcraft.
Student Collection.
Early works.
Table of 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.