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Malleus Maleficarum

Heinrich Kramer

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 624 pages

Malleus Maleficarum is a Latin treatise on witchcraft by Heinrich Kramer, first published in 1487. It presents witchcraft as heresy and offers guidance for identifying and prosecuting alleged witches. As a historical source, it provides insight into the beliefs and judicial practices of early modern Europe.

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Text source: standardebooks.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. A Note Upon the Bibliography of the Malleus Maleficarum
  3. The Bull of Innocent VIII
  4. Official Letter of Approbation of the Malleus Maleficarum from the Faculty of Theology of the Honourable University of C
  5. Endnotes

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