Compendium MaleficarumWere witches real in the Middle Ages? This handbook on witchcraft, first published in 1628, claims to expose the entire practice and profession of witchcraft. Was used as support in the accusation of witches at the time, although we can recognize much of it today as being paranoid superstition by religious authorities. The book is valuable because it allows one to view the extreme superstition surrounding witchcraft at the time, and to better understand the degree of persecution that resulted. |
Contents
THE FIRST BOOK | 1 |
Whether there Truly | 30 |
22 | 50 |
Of Apparitions of | 73 |
That Cacodemons Exercise | 80 |
Of the Different Diseases | 105 |
105 | 125 |
Upon Those who have | 132 |
The Devil Deceives | 136 |
Of the Appeal to | 147 |
THE THIRD BOOK | 163 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
answered appeared Argument asked became began Bishop Blessed body born brother brought called carried cause certain changed CHAPTER Christ Christian Church confessed crime Cross dead death demon devil died door Enemy evil example eyes faith father fear fell fire gave girl give given ground hand happened head heard Holy horse human husband keep killed King known learned light lived look Lord magic matter means mother named natural never night once ordered pain Peter prayer present priest promised proved punishment Saint says seemed seen seized servants sickness sleep sometimes soon sort soul speak story taken tells things thought told took town tried true truth turned Virgin whole wife wished witchcraft witches woman women wonderful writes young