{"product_id":"the-malleus-maleficarum-peter-maxwell-stuart-9781526181473","title":"The Malleus Maleficarum","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs featured on Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fusing theology, lurid anecdotes and advice for those engaged in combating sorcery, The Malleus Maleficarum 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Maxwell-Stuart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526181479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526181473\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 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Peter Maxwell-Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024954315007,"sku":"9781526181473","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf01fc06-a227-4249-b77a-340e451dacc6.jpg?v=1723129616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-malleus-maleficarum-peter-maxwell-stuart-9781526181473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}