The Malleus Maleficarum and the construction of witchcraft: Theology and popular belief

What was witchcraft? Were witches real? How should witches be identified? How should they be judged? Towards the end of the middle ages these were serious and important questions - and completely new. Between 1430 and 1500, a number of learned 'witch-theorists' attempted to provide the ans...

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Main Author: Broedel, Hans Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Manchester New York Manchester University Press 2003
In:Year: 2003
Reviews:[Rezension von: Broedel, Hans Peter, The "Malleus Maleficarum" and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief] (2005) (Davidson, Jane P.)
Series/Journal:Studies in early mordern European history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Institoris, Heinrich 1430-1505, Malleus maleficarum
Further subjects:B Religion (General)
B Institoris, Heinrich *1430-1505* Malleus maleficarum
B Witchcraft Europe History To 1500
B Sprenger, Jakob *1436 or 8-1495* Malleus maleficarum
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