The Malleus Maleficarum

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Title

The Malleus Maleficarum

Subject

Book

Description

The Malleus Maleficarum, or otherwise known as the Hammer of witches was the infamous book that help kick off two centuries of the Witch hunts in Europe. In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued the bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, in which he deplored the spread of witchcraft in Germany and authorized Sprenger and Kraemer to extirpate it.

Creator

Heinrich Kraemer and Johann Sprenger

Rights

Public Domain

Files

Hammer of Witches.jpg

Collection

Religion

Citation

Heinrich Kraemer and Johann Sprenger, “The Malleus Maleficarum,” Medieval European Art History, accessed July 3, 2024, https://professionalhejazi.com/MedievalEuropeanArt/items/show/9.