The Hammer of Witches
The Hammer of Witches

Author: Christopher S. Mackay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-05-28

Total Pages: 957

ISBN-13: 110739371X

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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.

The ‘Malleus Maleficarum‘ and the construction of witchcraft
The ‘Malleus Maleficarum‘ and the construction of witchcraft

Author: Hans Broedel

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-07-19

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1847795676

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This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The Malleus is an important text and is frequently quoted by authors across a wide range of scholarly disciplines. Yet it also presents serious difficulties: it is difficult to understand out of context, and is not generally representative of late medieval learned thinking. This, the first book-length study of the original text in English, provides students and scholars with an introduction to this controversial work and to the conceptual word of its authors. Like all witch-theorists, Institoris and Sprenger constructed their witch out of a constellation of pre-existing popular beliefs and learned traditions. Therefore, to understand the Malleus, one must also understand the contemporary and subsequent debates over the reality and nature of witches. This book argues that although the Malleus was a highly idiosyncratic text, its arguments were powerfully compelling and therefore remained influential long after alternatives were forgotten. Consequently, although focused on a single text, this study has important implications for fifteenth-century witchcraft theory. This is a fascinating work on the Malleus Maleficarum and will be essential to students and academics of late medieval and early modern history, religion and witchcraft studies.

The Astronomer & the Witch
The Astronomer & the Witch

Author: Ulinka Rublack

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0198736770

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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.

Hammer of Witches
Hammer of Witches

Author: Shana Mlawski

Publisher: Tu Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600609879

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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.

Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700
Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700

Author: Alan Charles Kors

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9780812217513

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A thoroughly revised, greatly expanded edition of the most important documentary history of European witchcraft ever published.

Malleus Maleficarum – The Witch Hammer
Malleus Maleficarum – The Witch Hammer

Author: Jakob Sprenger

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 3849644642

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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.

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult
A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-08-18

Total Pages: 898

ISBN-13: 074403342X

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Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries in this stunningly illustrated title. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from ancient animal worship and shamanism, through alchemy and divination to modern Wicca and the resurgence of the occult in 21st-century literature, cinema, and television. Providing readers with a comprehensive account of everything from Japanese folklore and Indian witchcraft to the differences between black and white magic, and dispelling myths such as those surrounding the voodoo doll and Ouija, the book explores the common human fascination with spells, superstition, and the supernatural. This riveting read on witchcraft further includes: - Engaging text and lavish illustrations with over 500 full-color images that bring the subject to life. - Special features on aspects of magic, such as oracle bones of ancient China, the Knights Templar, and magic at the movies, and “plants and potions”, such as mandrake and belladonna examine topics in great detail. - Quick-fact panels explore magic origins, key figures, key deities, uses in spells, structures of religions, and more. The perfect introduction to magic and the occult, it explores forms of divination from astrology and palmistry to the Tarot and runestones and offers key insights into the ways in which magic has interacted with religion. The most comprehensive illustrated history of witchcraft available, A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult will enthral and fascinate anyone interested in spiritualism and the occult.

Compendium Maleficarum
Compendium Maleficarum

Author: Francesco Maria Guazzo

Publisher: Book Tree

Published: 2004-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781585092468

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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.

Compendium Maleficarum
Compendium Maleficarum

Author: Francesco Maria Guazzo

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-18

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0486121100

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Extraordinary document (1608) on witchcraft and demonology offers striking insight into early 17th century mind. Serious discussions of witches’ powers, poisons, crimes, more. Rare limited edition.