The Malleus Maleficarum - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0719064422 ISBN 13: 9780719064425

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2007

Riassunto

The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do with witches. The only previous translation into English, that by Montague Summers produced in 1928, is full of inaccuracies, is written in a style nowadays almost unreadable, and is unfortunately colored by his personal agenda. This edited translation, with an introductory essay setting witchcraft, Institoris, and the Malleus into clear, readable English, corrects Summers’s mistakes and offers a lean, unvarnished version of what Institoris actually wrote. It will undoubtedly become the standard translation of this important and controversial late-medieval text.

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Recensione:

This new edition corrects Summers' mistakes, renders the text into readable English, offers a clearer understanding of the original If you want to understand the religious and psychological mindset that created the horrors of the witch hunts then this is essential reading. --The Cauldron

English readers dissatisfied with the infelicities of Montague Summers's 1928 edition and who cannot afford the translation by Christopher Mackay, will be well served by Maxwell-Stuart's readable abridgement, and his substantial introduction. --Canon Michael Perry, Church Times

P. G. Maxwell-Stuart would seem to be an excellent choice to provide an edited translation of the Malleus Maleficarum, possessing as he does the necessary linguistic skills and an unrivalled knowledge of late medieval and early modern magical texts. His translation is deft and supported by sound scholarship. --James Sharpe, THES

L'autore:

P. G. Maxwell-Stuart is a Lecturer in the School of History at the University of St. Andrews. 

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• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0719064422
• ISBN 13: 9780719064425
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 266
• Redattore: Maxwell-Stuart P. G.