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The Hammer of Witches
Malleus Maleficarum
Book • 1487
The Hammer of Witches, or Malleus Maleficarum, is a detailed legal and theological document written by Heinrich Kramer and associated with Jacob Sprenger.
It elevates sorcery to the status of heresy and prescribes inquisitorial practices, including torture and execution, to extirpate witches.
The book had a profound influence on European culture and contributed to the brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the Renaissance.
It elevates sorcery to the status of heresy and prescribes inquisitorial practices, including torture and execution, to extirpate witches.
The book had a profound influence on European culture and contributed to the brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the Renaissance.
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Mentioned by Yuval Noah Harari as a key text of the European witch hunt.

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NEXUS (Part 1): Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution? (with Yuval Noah Harari)
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as one of the first big bestsellers, a manual to identifying and killing witches.

Nicole Wong

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Yuval Noah Harari – Humanity in the Age of AI (Summer Repeat)
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to illustrate how print-era bestsellers spread a deadly conspiracy theory in early modern Europe.


Yuval Noah Harari

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Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution?
Mentioned by Yuval Noah Harari as a 15th-century bestseller that fueled the European witch hunts.

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Will AI Kill Democracy? | Yuval Noah Harari
Mentioned by Yuval Noah Harari as a 15th-century bestseller that fueled the European witch hunts.

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Yuval Noah Harari on AI & the Future of Information
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as a best-selling book during the era of the printing press.


Kara Swisher

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When AI F*s Up, Who’s to Blame? With Bruce Holsinger
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as a book pulled out by Father Chad in the documentary, talking about witches.


Timothy Gordon

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NXR Livestream - A Godly Woman Wears What Her Husband Wants W/Timothy Gordon @rulesforretrogrades
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when discussing a 15th-century text that framed women as dangerous witches and described alleged female powers and crimes.


Helen Lewis

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The History of Bad Ideas: Hysteria
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when comparing medieval witch-hunting tropes to modern witch imagery and feminist aims.


Jonathan Pageau

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461 - Rachel Wilson - Feminism Is the Political Arm of Witchcraft
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as a 15th-century bestseller that fueled the European witch hunts.


Yuval Harari

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SAPIENS author Yuval Noah Harari - Humanity in the Age of AI










