Malleus Maleficarum: Or, The Hammer Of Witches (Forgotten Books)

Malleus Maleficarum: Or, The Hammer Of Witches (Forgotten Books)

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The Malleus Maleficarum (Latin For The Hammer Of Witches, Or Hexenhammer In German) Is One Of The Most Famous Medieval Treatises On Witches. It Was Written In 1486 By Heinrich Kramer And Jacob Sprenger, And Was First Published In Germany In 1487. It Was The Culmination Of A Long Medieval Tradition Of Treatises On Witchcraft, The Most Famous Being The Formicarius By Johannes Nider In 14351437. The Main Purpose Of The Malleus Was To Systematically Refute All Arguments Against The Reality Of Witchcraft, Refute Those Who Expressed Even The Slightest Skepticism About Its Reality, To Prove That Witches Were More Often Women Than Men, And To Educate Magistrates On The Procedures That Could Find Them Out And Convict Them. (Quote From Wikipedia.Org)About The Authorheinrich Kramer (1430 1505)James Sprenger (1436 1494)Heinrich Kramer (Also Known Under Latinised Name Heinrich Institoris, C. 1430 1505) Was A German Churchman And Inquisitor.Born In Schlettstadt, Alsace, He Joined The Dominican Order At An Early Age And While Still A Young Man Was Appointed Prior Of The Dominican House Of His Native Town.At Some Date Before 1474 He Was Appointed Inquisitor For The Tyrol, Salzburg, Bohemia And Moravia. His Eloquence In The Pulpit And Tireless Activity Received Recognition At Rome And He Was The Righthand Man Of The Archbishop Of Salzburg. By The Time Of The Bull Summis Desiderantes Of Pope Innocent Viii In 1484 He Was Already Associated With James Sprenger To Make An Inquisition For Witches And Sorcerers. In 1485 He Drew Up A Treatise On Witchcraft, Which Was Incorporated In The Malleus Maleficarum.Kramer Failed In His Attempt To Obtain Endorsement For This Work From The Top Theologians Of The Inquisition At The Facu

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