Malleus Maleficarum

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5W; by Jacobus Sprenger and Heinrich Kramer Notes The Malleus Maleficarum ("Hammer of Witches") is a treatise on witchcraft written by Heinrich Kramer, a Dominican inquisitor, in 1 487. It became one of the most influential texts during the European witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries. The book outlines the nature of witchcraft, methods for identifying witches, and legal procedures for their prosecution. It promotes the idea that witches, mostly women, were in league with the devil and must be eradicated. Its misogynistic views and endorsement of torture contributed to the widespread persecution of alleged witches. Description Hardback with enclosure box case, like new condition. Show more