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Malleus Maleficarum – The Witch Hammer
Malleus Maleficarum – The Witch Hammer | Jakob Sprenger, Heinrich Kramer
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This is the best known (i.e., the most infamous) of the witch-hunt manuals. Written in Latin, the Malleus was first submitted to the University of Cologne on May 9th, 1487. The title is translated as "The Hammer of Witches". Written by James Sprenger and Henry Kramer (of which little is known), the Malleus remained in use for three hundred years. It had tremendous influence in the witch trials in England and on the continent.
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The Hammer of Witches: Malleus Maleficarum: The Most Influential Book of Witchcraft | Heinrich Kramer
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One of the most interesting yet infuriating and sad things I‘ve ever read. The levels men would go to blame women for absolutely everything and have them tortured and killed is beyond belief, a lot of it in the name of religion. This is such a hard read but part of human history which everyone should know about
I don‘t think I‘ve ever highlighted a book so much!

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Malleus Maleficarum – The Witch Hammer | Jakob Sprenger, Heinrich Kramer
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#FALLISBOOKED - Day Sixteen - #WICKED Today I‘ve chosen a book that is responsible for the deaths of at least 60,000 innocent people, mainly old women in Europe. A book that attempts to define wickedness, but history teaches us that the wickedness was perpetrated by those in authority and the danger of the fear of ‘others‘.

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OriginalCyn620 A very good choice for the prompt. Have you read it? Not sure if I could! 5y
veritysalter Yes, I studied History of Art at University and did a course on Alchemy and Witchcraft. I‘ll admit it‘s hard work to read, but I had a fabulous professor to explain it. 5y
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The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger | Montague Summers
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Despite hating this book, the authors, it's users and everything this book stood for... I would still recommend anyone interested in the subject to give it a read. It is a piece of our human history and a testament as to just how low we can go. Even though the content of this book is so horrible, it's still one of the most infamous books of all time. But it is pretty hard core. READER BEWARE!

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