Written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Spenger, two German inquisitors, it has been called "a work of benighted ignorance, warped logic, and execrable humanity."
Printed in either 1486 or 1487, it makes the claim that "no one does more harm to the Catholic faith than midwives." Divided into three parts the first focuses on the "concomitance" of the Devil's servants; part two discusses the methods of rituals; while the third relates to the judicial proceedings against the offending parties. Written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Spenger, two German inquisitors, it has been called "a work of benighted ignorance, warped logic, and execrable humanity." FTP, identify this treatise whose name means "The Hammer of Witches."
Printed in either 1486 or 1487, it makes the claim that "no one does more harm to the Catholic faith than midwives."
Malleus Maleficarum