{"product_id":"the-malleus-maleficarum-p-g-maxwell-stuart-9780719064432","title":"The Malleus Maleficarum","description":"The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do with witches. It was written in 1487 by a Dominican inquisitor, Heinrich Institoris, following his failure to prosecute a number of women for witchcraft, it is in many ways a highly personal document, full of frustration at official complacency in the face of a spiritual threat, as well as being a practical guide for law-officers who have to deal with a cunning, dangerous enemy. Combining theological discussion, illustrative anecdotes, and useful advice for those involved in suppressing witchcraft, its influence on witchcraft studies has been extensive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only previous translation into English, that by Montague Summers produced in 1928, is full of inaccuracies. It is written in a style almost unreadable nowadays, and is unfortunately coloured by his personal agenda. This new edited translation, with an introductory essay setting witchcraft, Institoris, and the Malleus into clear, readable English, corrects Summers' mistakes and offers a lean, unvarnished version of what Institoris actually wrote. It will undoubtedly become the standard translation of this important and controversial late-medieval text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Maxwell-Stuart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719064430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719064432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.30w x 0.96d","brand":"Peter Maxwell-Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987437781247,"sku":"9780719064432","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16398cb1-1835-4201-b4de-b7a62093a0de.jpg?v=1683288988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-malleus-maleficarum-p-g-maxwell-stuart-9780719064432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}