An Unusual Inquisition: Translated Documents from Heinricus Institoris's Witch Hunts in Ravensburg and Innsbruck
| AUTHOR | S. MacKay, Christopher; MacKay, Christopher |
| PUBLISHER | Brill (07/23/2020) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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Heinricus Institoris is the major author of the Malleus Maleficarum, the best known early-modern textbook on witchcraft. This work was heavily influenced by Institoris's activities as inquisitor in Ravensburg in 1484 and Innsbruck in 1485. This volume contains the only complete translations of a large number of documents pertaining to these inquisitions, and is a companion to a new (and the only complete) edition of these texts, which shed much light on the composition of the Malleus Maleficarum in general.
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9789004423787
ISBN-10:
9004423788
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Latin
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Bilingual
Country of Origin:
US
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History | Europe - General
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Heinricus Institoris is the major author of the Malleus Maleficarum, the best known early-modern textbook on witchcraft. This work was heavily influenced by Institoris's activities as inquisitor in Ravensburg in 1484 and Innsbruck in 1485. This volume contains the only complete translations of a large number of documents pertaining to these inquisitions, and is a companion to a new (and the only complete) edition of these texts, which shed much light on the composition of the Malleus Maleficarum in general.
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