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The Malleus Maleficarum, [a] usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, [3] [b] is the best known treatise purporting to be about witchcraft. [6] [7] It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer (under his Latinized name Henricus Institor) and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486.
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Feb 5, 2022 · The belief was that appealing to witchcraft in order to find solutions to everyday problems involved losing one’s soul to the Devil. As a condemnable act, all those who are suspected were to be investigated, by specially prepared inquisitors. 14th century depiction of burning witches and holding others in the stocks. (Public domain)
Reginald Scot (or Scott) ( c. 1538 – 9 October 1599) was an Englishman and Member of Parliament, the author of The Discoverie of Witchcraft, which was published in 1584. It was written against the belief in witches, to show that witchcraft did not exist. Part of its content exposes how (apparently miraculous) feats of magic were done, and the ...
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging (fourteen women and five men). One other man, Giles Corey, died under ...
Oct 17, 2023 · The Origins of Witchcraft. Witchcraft can be traced back to ancient times, with depictions of witches found in various mythologies and folklore, from Roman gods to Celtic deities. In Europe, witchcraft became associated with the devil during the Middle Ages, particularly influenced by the spread of Christianity. [1]
Jan 24, 2020 · The ‘Malleus Maleficarum’ (Hammer of Witches) is a text like no other. Published in the late 15 th century, it provided a guide for hunting and persecuting witches that would heavily influence the next 200 years of the European witch craze. It is one of the great landmarks in the history of witchcraft. This post exploring the history and ...
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Oct 30, 2017 · Thomas J. Reese October 30, 2017. Image: iStock. (RNS) — As children dress up as witches for Halloween, we are reminded that there was a time when witches were persecuted and executed by society ...
