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Malleus Maleficarum

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Originally published 1487
Authors Heinrich Kramer
Jacob Sprenger
Also known asHammer of Witches
Date1486
Original language Latin
GenresTreatise
Non-fiction
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About Malleus Maleficarum


The Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the discredited Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1487.

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