Malleus Maleficarum Research Paper

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The witches hammer or Malleus Maleficarum which translates to The Hammer of Witches is the famous treatise on witches written by Heinrich Krame in germany in 1486 who was a catholic clergymen, and also by Jacob Sprenger who was a professors of theology.

Malleus Maleficarum made the argument that witchcraft did not exist. and It also told how to identify, interrogate and convict witches. " Malleus elevates sorcery to the criminal status of heresy and prescribes inquisitorial practices for secular courts in order to extirpate witches. The recommended procedures include torture to effectively obtain confessions and death penalty as the only sure remedy against evils of witchcraft. At that time, it was typical to burn heretics alive at the stake and Malleus encouraged the same treatment of witches." wikipedia.org, Malleus Maleficarum author unknown, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarum …show more content…

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