The Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486.

The Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486.

Also known as The Witch Hammer, The Malleus Maleficarum was a handbook for hunting and punishing witches-written by Inquisitors HEINRICH KRAMER (c. 1430-1505), an Alsatian clergyman, and JAMES SPRENGER (c. 1436-1494), a Swiss monk-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. While some of the articles covered in The Witch Hammer are humorous to modern audiences, they were a matter of life and death in the mid-1400's. Anyone interested in religion, the Inquisition, or the witch hunts that ravaged Europe will find this 1928 translation, by MONTAGUE SUMMERS (1880-1948), an unbelievable and enlightening read.

This seminal treatise about witchcraft and demons was penned by Heinrich Kramer, a man of the 1800's who had tried (and failed) to have a woman executed for witchcraft. Unhappy at the verdict of the court, Kramer 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. Today, Kramer's book is considered to be a seminal treatise on witchcraft and demons. This edition was translated into 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 centuries on end. 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 (for example, incubus or succubus).

Contrary to popular belief, Kramer's work does not exclusively recommend death by burning as a punishment for witches. It does describe various methods of exorcism, whereby the demonic force may be banished from the body of the suffering witch. It also openly advocates discrimination against women, albeit while acknowledging that a minority of witchcraft practitioners are male.

A theory on why the vast majority of witches are female is offered, rooted in the presence of woman in the Biblical canon. Towards the end of the book, Kramer contends that witches are created from a pact made with the Devil himself, with whom they engage in sexual liaisons. The witch is then summoned by flight to an evil assembly headed by the Devil, encouraged to practice illicit forms of sex, and then granted the powers of maleficent magic.

Today, Malleus Malificarum is considered to be the single and most complete source on Christian attitudes to witchcraft and demons in existence.

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.

The Malleus Maleficarum is the best known and the most important treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in 1487. It was a bestseller, second only to the Bible in terms of sales for almost 200 years. The top theologians of the Inquisition at the Faculty of Cologne condemned the book as recommending unethical and illegal procedures, as well as being inconsistent with Catholic doctrines of demonology.

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.

Also known as The Witch Hammer, The Malleus Maleficarum was a handbook for hunting and punishing witches-written by Inquisitors HEINRICH KRAMER (c. 1430-1505), an Alsatian clergyman, and JAMES SPRENGER (c. 1436-1494), a Swiss monk-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. While some of the articles covered in The Witch Hammer are humorous to modern audiences, they were a matter of life and death in the mid-1400's. Anyone interested in religion, the Inquisition, or the witch hunts that ravaged Europe will find this 1928 translation, by MONTAGUE SUMMERS (1880-1948), an unbelievable and enlightening read.

Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. The Malleus Maleficarum (Latin for Hammer of the Witches, or Der Hexenhammer in German) is a famous treatise on witches, written in 1486 by Heinrich Kramer, an Inquisitor of the Catholic Church, and was first published in Germany in 1487. Jacob Sprenger is also often attributed as an author, but some scholars now believe that he became associated with the Malleus Maleficarum largely as a result of Kramer's wish to lend his book as much official authority as possible. In 1484 Kramer made one of the first attempts at a systematic persecution of witches in the region of Tyrol. It was not a success, Kramer was thrown out of the territory, and dismissed by the local bishop as a senile old man. According to Diarmaid MacCulloch, writing the book was Kramer's act of self-justification and revenge. Some scholars have suggested that following the failed efforts in Tyrol, Kramer and Sprenger requested and received a papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus in 1484. It allegedly gave full papal approval for the Inquisition to prosecute witchcraft in general and for Kramer and Sprenger specifically. Malleus Maleficarum was written in 1484 or 1485 and the papal bull was included as part of the preface. 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. Kramer was denounced by the Inquisition in 1490.

The Malleus Maleficarum of Kramer and Sprenger is a highly influential book written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger in the late 15th century. The book is also known as the Hammer of Witches and is considered one of the most important works on witchcraft ever written. The Malleus Maleficarum provides a detailed guide for identifying, prosecuting, and punishing witches, and was used as a manual for the Inquisition during the 16th and 17th centuries. The book is divided into three parts, with the first part outlining the nature of witches and their activities, the second part discussing the legal procedures for prosecuting witches, and the third part covering the remedies for witchcraft. The Malleus Maleficarum is a controversial and highly debated text, with many scholars criticizing its misogynistic and unscientific views on witchcraft. However, it remains a significant historical document and a fascinating insight into the beliefs and practices of the early modern period.1928. We must approach this great work, admirable in spite of its trifling blemishes, with open minds and grave intent; if we duly consider the world of confusion, of Bolshevism, of anarchy and licentiousness all around today, it should be any easy task for us to picture the difficulties, the hideous dangers with which Henry Kramer and James Sprenger were called to combat and to cope; we must be prepared to discount certain plain faults, certain awkwardnesses, certain roughnesses and even severities; and then we shall be in a position to dispassionately and calmly to pronounce opinion upon the value and merit of this famous work.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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 era's 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 magistrate's 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.

A manual of demonology and witchcraft from medieval Europe, the Malleus Maleficarum is an infamous treatise defining methods for identifying, interrogating, and executing supposed witches.

'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.' (Exodus 22:18 KJV)

First written and published in 1486 by German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer, this treatise was republished with additions from a second author, Jacob Sprenger, in 1519. Used to persecute supposed practisers of witchcraft during the witch hunts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Malleus Maleficarum is a haunting reminder of the deep-seated paranoia and religious fervour that led to the torture and deaths of many innocent people. One of history's most infamous texts, this handbook struck fear into the hearts of many and fuelled the flames of hysteria surrounding ideas of heresy, witchcraft, and the occult during the Middle Ages. This is the 1928 edition translated by the English occultist Montague Summers and featuring his original introduction.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

Die Hexenverfolgung war eine der blutigsten Episoden der europ ischen Geschichte. Was veranlasste die T tung unz hliger Unschuldiger, und worauf st tzten sich die Ankl ger? Der Hexenhammer von Heinrich Kramer aus dem Jahre 1486 gilt als das inoffizielle Handbuch der Hexenj ger. Er bietet einen einzigartigen Einblick in die grausamen Machenschaften der Inquisition. Trotz der weiten Verbreitung des Hexenhammers wurde er nie offiziell von Kirche oder Staat anerkannt. Der erste Teil definiert, wer aus welchen Gr nden als Hexe angesehen werden muss. Der zweite Teil widmet sich den magischen Praktiken und den Unterschieden der Geschlechter. Der dritte Teil beschreibt die Gesetze und den Ablauf bei Hexenprozessen. Heinrich Kramer alias Heinrich Institoris war ein Dominikanerm nch und lebte von 1430 bis 1505. Der Autor des Hexenhammers machte sich einen Namen als Hexentheoretiker und Inquisitor. Alle drei Teile des Hexenhammers sind im SEVERUS Verlag in zwei Ausstattungen unter den folgenden ISBN erschienen: Teil 1 (HC): 978-3-95801-233-2 Teil 2 (HC): 978-3-95801-235-6 Teil 3 (HC): 978-3-95801-237-0 Teil 1 (PB): 978-3-95801-234-9 Teil 2 (PB): 978-3-95801-236-3 Teil 3 (PB): 978-3-95801-238-7

Die Hexenverfolgung war eine der blutigsten Episoden der europ ischen Geschichte. Was veranlasste die T tung unz hliger Unschuldiger, und worauf st tzten sich die Ankl ger? Der Hexenhammer von Heinrich Kramer aus dem Jahre 1486 gilt als das inoffizielle Handbuch der Hexenj ger. Er bietet einen einzigartigen Einblick in die grausamen Machenschaften der Inquisition. Trotz der weiten Verbreitung des Hexenhammers wurde er nie offiziell von Kirche oder Staat anerkannt. Der erste Teil definiert, wer aus welchen Gr nden als Hexe angesehen werden muss. Der zweite Teil widmet sich den magischen Praktiken und den Unterschieden der Geschlechter. Der dritte Teil beschreibt die Gesetze und den Ablauf bei Hexenprozessen. Heinrich Kramer alias Heinrich Institoris war ein Dominikanerm nch und lebte von 1430 bis 1505. Der Autor des Hexenhammers machte sich einen Namen als Hexentheoretiker und Inquisitor. Alle drei Teile des Hexenhammers sind im SEVERUS Verlag in zwei Ausstattungen unter den folgenden ISBN erschienen: Teil 1 (HC): 978-3-95801-233-2 Teil 2 (HC): 978-3-95801-235-6 Teil 3 (HC): 978-3-95801-237-0 Teil 1 (PB): 978-3-95801-234-9 Teil 2 (PB): 978-3-95801-236-3 Teil 3 (PB): 978-3-95801-238-7

Die Hexenverfolgung war eine der blutigsten Episoden der europ ischen Geschichte. Was veranlasste die T tung unz hliger Unschuldiger, und worauf st tzten sich die Ankl ger? Der Hexenhammer von Heinrich Kramer aus dem Jahre 1486 gilt als das inoffizielle Handbuch der Hexenj ger. Er bietet einen einzigartigen Einblick in die grausamen Machenschaften der Inquisition. Trotz der weiten Verbreitung des Hexenhammers wurde er nie offiziell von Kirche oder Staat anerkannt. Der erste Teil definiert, wer aus welchen Gr nden als Hexe angesehen werden muss. Der zweite Teil widmet sich den magischen Praktiken und den Unterschieden der Geschlechter. Der dritte Teil beschreibt die Gesetze und den Ablauf bei Hexenprozessen. Heinrich Kramer alias Heinrich Institoris war ein Dominikanerm nch und lebte von 1430 bis 1505. Der Autor des Hexenhammers machte sich einen Namen als Hexentheoretiker und Inquisitor. Alle drei Teile des Hexenhammers sind im SEVERUS Verlag in zwei Ausstattungen unter den folgenden ISBN erschienen: Teil 1 (HC): 978-3-95801-233-2 Teil 2 (HC): 978-3-95801-235-6 Teil 3 (HC): 978-3-95801-237-0 Teil 1 (PB): 978-3-95801-234-9 Teil 2 (PB): 978-3-95801-236-3 Teil 3 (PB): 978-3-95801-238-7

The Malleus Maleficarum (Latin for The Hammer of Witches) is a famous treatise on witches, written in 1486 by Heinrich Kramer, an Inquisitor of the Catholic Church, first published in Germany in 1487. Jacob Sprenger is also often attributed as an author.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Malleus Maleficarum of Kramer and Sprenger is a book written by Heinrich Kramer in the 15th century. It is a treatise on the prosecution of witches and the practice of witchcraft. The book is divided into three parts and covers topics such as the nature of witches, their powers, and their relationship with the devil. It also provides a detailed guide on how to identify, interrogate, and prosecute witches. The Malleus Maleficarum was widely used during the witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries and is considered one of the most influential books on the subject. However, it has also been criticized for its misogynistic views and for promoting the use of torture in the prosecution of witches. Despite its controversial nature, The Malleus Maleficarum remains an important historical document and a fascinating insight into the attitudes and beliefs of the medieval period.1928. We must approach this great work, admirable in spite of its trifling blemishes, with open minds and grave intent; if we duly consider the world of confusion, of Bolshevism, of anarchy and licentiousness all around today, it should be any easy task for us to picture the difficulties, the hideous dangers with which Henry Kramer and James Sprenger were called to combat and to cope; we must be prepared to discount certain plain faults, certain awkwardnesses, certain roughnesses and even severities; and then we shall be in a position to dispassionately and calmly to pronounce opinion upon the value and merit of this famous work.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.