The Malleus Maleficarum by Jakob Sprenger (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Malleus Maleficarum by Jakob Sprenger, James Sprenger Full text of most important witchhunters "bible," used by both Catholics and Protestants. First published in 1486, the book includes everything known at the time about cults, illicit sex, dealings with the devil, and more. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Full text of most important witchhunters "bible," used by both Catholics and Protestants. First published in 1486, the book includes everything known at the time about cults, illicit sex, dealings with the devil, and more. For nearly three centuries Malleus Maleficarum (The Witches Hammer) was the professional manual for witch hunters. This work by two of the most famous Inquisitors of the age is still a document of the forces 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 witchcraft, the world of 1484 did. Contemporary cases illustrate methods by which witches attempt to control and subvert the world: How and why women roast their first-born male child; the confession of how to raise a tempest by a washwoman suspended "hardly clear of the ground" by her thumbs; methods of making a formal pact with the Devil; how witches deprive men of their vital member; and many others. Methods of destroying and curing witchcraft, such as remedies against incubus and succubus devils, are exemplified and weighed by the authors. Formal rules for initiating a process of justice are set down: how it should be conducted and the method of pronouncing sentence; when to use the trial by the red-hot-iron; how the prosecutor should protect himself; how the body is to be shaved and searched for tokens and amulets, including those sewn under the skin. As Summers says, it was the casebook on every magistrates desk. Montague Summers has given a very sympathetic translation. His two introductions are filled with examples of witchcraft and the historical importance of Malleus Maleficarum. This famous document should interest the historian, the student of witchcraft and the occult, and the psychologist who is interested in the medieval mind as it was confronted with various forces which could be explained only by witchcraft. Author Biography Montague Summers was considered one of the early twentieth centurys foremost experts in the occult. Details ISBN0486228029 Pages 278 Language English ISBN-10 0486228029 ISBN-13 9780486228020 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 133.4 Translator M. Summers Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Translated from Latin Birth 1436 or 8 Death 1495 Short Title MALLEUS MALEFICARUM OF HEINRIC Series Dover Occult Edition New edition DOI 10.1604/9780486228020 Edited by Summers, Montague AU Release Date 1978-10-01 NZ Release Date 1978-10-01 UK Release Date 2000-02-01 Author James Sprenger Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Edition Description New edition Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-02-01 Audience General US Release Date 2000-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7592935;

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