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Mentioned in 15 episodes

The Malleus Maleficarum

The Hammer of the Witches

Book •

Author

Heinrich Kramer

The Malleus Maleficarum, or "Hammer of Witches," is a treatise on witchcraft written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger.

Published in 1486, it became a foundational text for witch hunts in early modern Europe.

The book details the authors' beliefs about a global conspiracy of witches led by Satan, outlining methods for identifying and prosecuting them.

It promoted the use of torture to extract confessions and advocated for the death penalty for those found guilty.

The Malleus Maleficarum's influence contributed significantly to the widespread persecution of individuals accused of witchcraft.

Its misogynistic views and promotion of violence continue to be studied and criticized.

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Mentioned in 15 episodes

Mentioned by

William Happer

as the first book on witches.

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Mentioned by

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as a witch-hunting manual.

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als religionspolitische Streitschrift, die eine scharfe Widerlegung für alle darstellt, die sagten, es gäbe überhaupt keine Hexen.

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Mentioned by

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as an example of books that privileged classes used to identify witches.

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Mentioned by

Greg Jenner

as a book related to the European witch craze.

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Mentioned by

Suzannah Lipscomb

while discussing the book's role in escalating the witch craze.

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Mentioned by

Noel Brown

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as a book about hunting witches, also known as the Hammer of the Witches.

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Mentioned as an unhinged tome on hunting witches that fueled mass hysteria after the invention of the printing press.

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Mentioned by

Kara Swisher

when discussing the best-selling book of the Gutenberg age.

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im Zusammenhang mit der Hexenverfolgung im 15. Jahrhundert.

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Mentioned by

Douglas Batchelor

as a very influential text, if not the most reprinted demonological text of all time.

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Mentioned by

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in the discussion of other sources used at the time.

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Mentioned by

Sebastian Major

as a notorious witch-hunting manual that argued Europe was under siege by witches.

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Mentioned as a source that suggests prosecutors manipulate suspects.

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Mentioned by

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as the infamous witch-hunting manual written by Heinrich Kramer.

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Mentioned by

Sebastian Major

as a book associated with the era and associating evil magic with women.

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Mencionado como uma das obras que conceitualizava a marca de bruxa, e que também o livro Mulheres e a Caça às Bruxas procura combatê-lo.

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Mentioned by

Justin Sledge

as a witch-hunting manual first published in 1486, used by so-called occult experts that were consulting for police departments.

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Mentioned by

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as a book written by Heinrich Kramer about the European witch problem.

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