P. G. Maxwell-Stuart: The Malleus Maleficarum

Cover: 9780719064432 | The Malleus Maleficarum | P. G. Maxwell-Stuart | Taschenbuch | 2007

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Beschreibung

The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do with witches. It was written in 1487 by a Dominican inquisitor, Heinrich Institoris, following his failure to prosecute a number of women for witchcraft, it is in many ways a highly personal document, full of frustration at official complacency in the face of a spiritual threat, as well as being a practical guide for law-officers who have to deal with a cunning, dangerous enemy. Combining theological discussion, illustrative anecdotes, and useful advice for those involved in suppressing witchcraft, its influence on witchcraft studies has been extensive.

The only previous translation into English, that by Montague Summers produced in 1928, is full of inaccuracies. It is written in a style almost unreadable nowadays, and is unfortunately coloured by his personal agenda. This new edited translation, with an introductory essay setting witchcraft, Institoris, and the Malleus into clear, readable English, corrects Summers' mistakes and offers a lean, unvarnished version of what Institoris actually wrote. It will undoubtedly become the standard translation of this important and controversial late-medieval text.

Über den Autor

P. G. Maxwell-Stuart is a Lecturer in the School of History at the University of St. Andrews

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
A Note on the Translation
Acknowledgements
Part I
Part II
Part III

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2007
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Mittelalter
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780719064432
ISBN-10:	0719064430
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Maxwell-Stuart, P. G.
Redaktion:	Maxwell-Stuart, P G
Übersetzung:	Maxwell-Stuart, P. G.
Hersteller:	Manchester University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.03.2007
Gewicht:	0,433 kg