The Malleus Maleficarum

<p><b>As featured on <i>Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials</i></b><br><br>In 1487 the zealous inquisitor Heinrich Kramer wrote a treatise that would have a remarkable influence on European history. Blaming women for his own lust and frustrated by official complacency before what he saw as a monstrous spiritual menace Kramer penned a practical guide to aid law officers in the identification and prosecution of witches.<br><br> Fusing theology lurid anecdotes and advice for those engaged in combating sorcery <i>The</i> <i>Malleus Maleficarum</i> transports the reader into the dark heart of medieval belief - where fear and the supernatural converged in a gripping struggle for understanding and control. The book led to the burning of numerous heretics and 'witches' and had a lasting impact on the popular image of witchcraft.<br><br>This edition offers a clear readable translation and an introduction that lays out the context of late-medieval Europe a time of spiritual paranoia when powerful men suspected women's sexuality was a tool of the Devil.</p>