The Malleus Maleficarum by Peter Maxwell-Stuart
The Malleus Maleficarum is probably one of the most notorious books of Catholic Church history. Originally put out when the Inquisition was in full force, this book and the text it contains condemned thousands of innocent people to needless deaths. Most of what today's society and culture thinks of the witches and the occult comes from these pages. Although this text is largely misguided and inaccurate from even a scriptural standpoint, the fact remains that it has molded our views on those who practice occult arts in many ways. Take a look into the past'This book satisfies the suspense aroused by its long-awaited arrivalToo often the Malleus is referenced offhandedly by those who have never read it and probably never will. Now, if they choose to, they will at least have the opportunity to do so with a less biased, more accurate translation. This laudable effort at revisionist historiography in the field of witchcraft may, ironically, swing the scholarly pendulum back in the other direction, toward rationality and away from paranoid melodrama.'
Hilaire Kallendorf, Texas A&M University, Sixteenth Century Journal
P. G. Maxwell-Stuart is a Lecturer in the School of History at the University of St. Andrews
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719064432 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719064430 |
| Title | The Malleus Maleficarum |
| Author | Peter Maxwell-Stuart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 2007-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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