The Malleus Maleficarum

The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do...
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Author: P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
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Language: English
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The Malleus Maleficarum by Maxwell-Stuart, P. G.

The Malleus Maleficarum

$57.20

The Malleus Maleficarum

$57.20
Author: P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do with witches. It was written in 1487 by a Dominican inquisitor, Heinrich Institoris, following his failure to prosecute a number of women for witchcraft, it is in many ways a highly personal document, full of frustration at official complacency in the face of a spiritual threat, as well as being a practical guide for law-officers who have to deal with a cunning, dangerous enemy. Combining theological discussion, illustrative anecdotes, and useful advice for those involved in suppressing witchcraft, its influence on witchcraft studies has been extensive.

The only previous translation into English, that by Montague Summers produced in 1928, is full of inaccuracies. It is written in a style almost unreadable nowadays, and is unfortunately coloured by his personal agenda. This new edited translation, with an introductory essay setting witchcraft, Institoris, and the Malleus into clear, readable English, corrects Summers' 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.


Author: P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 03/31/2007
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.30w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780719064432

About the Author

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

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