Malleus Maleficarum - Heinrich Kramer & James Sprenger

Title: Malleus Maleficarum

Author: Heinrich Kramer & James Sprenger

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd

Format: Paperback

Edition: Arrow edition, 1971

ISBN: 009004150X

Condition: Second-hand. Good. Covers show heavy rubbing and scuffing, pronounced edge and corner wear, creasing, and a small chip at the lower rear corner; the spine is creased and rubbed but appears intact. Light spotting and age marks are visible on the copyright page. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

One of the most notorious texts in the history of European witchcraft persecution, Malleus Maleficarum sets out theological arguments about witchcraft alongside methods for identifying, prosecuting and punishing those accused. Its historical significance lies less in reliable accounts of magical practice than in what it reveals about demonology, religious authority and the machinery of the witch trials.

This 1971 Arrow paperback presents the Montague Summers English translation, with an introduction by Dennis Wheatley. It is particularly relevant to readers interested in witchcraft history, demonology, the Inquisition, Christian theology and the darker history of occult belief.