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The Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486.
A historical treatise on witchcraft
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A historical treatise on witchcraft
Heinrich Kramer’s Malleus Maleficarum is identified in the supplied description as a treatise on witchcraft, first published in Speyer in 1486. Its historical framing places it within the religious and social history of beliefs about witchcraft. The source provides little detail about the book’s arguments or organization, so this note stays with its stated subject and publication context.
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The Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486.
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