Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38706 in Books
• Published on: 1971-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 278 pages

Language Notes
Text: English, Latin (translation)

Customer Reviews

Proof of Evils Existance
This book said to have caused the execution of over nine million people
quotes the Bible,Aristotle,Plato and many others said to be the founders of what is called knowledge to this day arguing within itself the ways of wicked fallen entities or angels and how they work amongst men.Leaning on the Godly good that men should live their lives in accord to and in the next breath they actually tell you how to get Gods permission to commit genocide or least thats what they incited in all who read or heard of it.It is in itself evident proof of the existance of evil as an intelligent,manipulative entity.The pen is mightier than the sword for the pen drives the masses to the sword.An incredible work of genius and learning for the maligned masses of the uneducated non thinking peoples of the time to justify their confusion and actions.

A must read.
It's important to remember and read about the history of our world. The Malleus Maleficarum is a vital part of our history. To see how women were demonized and being treated in history is something that everyone should be familiar with. People wonder why the Catholic Church is unpopular with certain individuals, read this and you'll get a clue.

Fascinating glimpse of Medieval logic
Please note: This particular version is translated and annotated by Montague Summers. Summers was ABSOLUTELY NOT a Catholic priest, despite some allegations otherwise. He was completely obsessed with the occult, was a friend of Aleister Crowley, and belonged to a secret, subversive order himself. His 1928 translation of the Malleus is very sympathetic to the Inquisitors. YOU HAVE TO read his contributions to this work through that lens and be careful what you believe!

That being said . . .

The Malleus is highly recommended source material for anyone even remotely interested in the Witchcraft scares and trials of the middle ages. Commissioned by the Pope himself to root out heresy and witchcraft in Northern Germany in the 15th century, Kramer and Sprenger set out to provide comprehensive proof of the existence of witches and advice on how to deal with them. And no, the end result was not always a burning at the stake.

Whatever you might think of the conclusions reached, the book is full of delicately crafted logic based on Aristotle and Church fathers, namely St. Augustine of Hippo. Many of the assumptions on which they base their arguments are flawed and have since been proven false. And of course, few still advocate death for the practice of the occult. Nevertheless, it is a brilliant peek into the scholarly mind of the Middle Ages.