The hammer of witches [electronic resource] : a complete translation of the Malleus maleficarum / Christopher S. Mackay.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: vii, 657 p. : ill., mapsContained works: Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505. Malleus maleficarumSubject(s): Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505. Malleus maleficarum | Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800 | Demonology -- Early works to 1800 | Criminal procedure (Canon law) -- Early works to 1800Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 133.4 LOC classification: BF1569 | .M33 2009Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Purpose of the work -- Composition and publication of the work -- Outline of the work -- Sources -- Disputed questions -- Intellectual context -- Role of women in sorcery -- Historical background -- Overall assessment of the Malleus -- Notes on the translation -- Method of making references to the text -- Sources not from canon law -- Citations of canon law -- Outlining of the disputed questions -- Remarks on certain words in the translation -- Difficulties with grammatical gender -- The hammer of witches (Malleus maleficarum).
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