Malleus Maleficarum - The Witch Hammer - Brossura

Sprenger, Jacob; Kramer, Heinrich

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ISBN 10: 384968931X ISBN 13: 9783849689315

Casa editrice: Jazzybee Verlag, 2016

Riassunto

Jacob Sprenger, German theologian of the 15th century, and Heinrich Kramer are the authors of the 'Malleus Maleficarum' or 'Witch Hammer’ (1489), which first formulated in detail the doctrine of witchcraft, and formed a textbook of procedure for witch trials. They were appointed inquisitors under the bull 'Summis desiderantes affectibus' of Innocent VIII in 1484, and their work is arranged in three parts — 'Things that pertain to Witchcraft'; 'The Effects of Witchcraft'; and 'The Remedies for Witchcraft.’ It discusses the question of the nature of demons; the causes why they seduce men, and particularly women; transformations into beasts, as wolves and cats; and the various charms and exorcisms to be employed against witches.

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About the Author:

Heinrich Kramer (also known under Latinised name Heinrich Institoris, c. 1430-1505) was a German churchman and inquisitor. James Sprenger (also Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, 1436/1438 - 1494) was a Swiss priest. He was born near Basel. Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 - 10 August 1948) was an eccentric English author and clergyman. He is known primarily for his 1928 English translation of the medieval witch hunter's manual, the Malleus Maleficarum, as well as for several studies on witches, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed to believe. Vince Wilson is an author, freelance writer and paranormal researcher.

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• Editore: Jazzybee Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 384968931X
• ISBN 13: 9783849689315
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 342