‘The Witches Hammer’, also called Malleus Maleficarum, is a treatise written for the prosecution of witches.The disquisition was written by a German Catholic clergyman by the name of Heinrich Kramer in 1486 and published in 1487. The purpose of the book was to prove, to those with skepticism, that witchcraft did, in fact, exist, imply that women were involved in witchcraft more often than men because of the emotional weakness of the female gender, and persuade officials to use Kramer’s system of investigation, conviction and prosecution of those suspected of witchcraft.
The Witches Hammer (Der Hexenhammer, in German) also suggests the three main elements of witchcraft to be help from the Devil, permission from God and the crafter or witch’s …show more content…
A lot of people confuse this with the Church banning the Malleus Maleficarum, though it does not show up in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“List of Prohibited Books”), the first being produced in 1559.
The Witches Hammer, from my point of view, may have been one of the most influential and, consequently, one of the most infamous or notorious books, of all time. At the height of it’s popularity - that of which was only surpassed by The Bible - it still had deadly and brutal effects in the relatively new English populations of America (i.e. the Hartford Witch Trials and the Salem Witch Trials). In fact, I would go so far as to say Malleus Maleficarum was possibly one of the most dangerous books that had ever come to be.
I surmise that knowing and educating oneself on the history and origins of The Witches Hammer is important, as no one would ever want this to happen again. Also, I find it vital if you would like to learn more about how one’s radical ideas can incredibly affect the entire world or even if you would like to learn more about the famous witch trials and how they began - as this is an exceedingly interesting subject to a number
The Witches Hammer (Der Hexenhammer, in German) also suggests the three main elements of witchcraft to be help from the Devil, permission from God and the crafter or witch’s …show more content…
A lot of people confuse this with the Church banning the Malleus Maleficarum, though it does not show up in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“List of Prohibited Books”), the first being produced in 1559.
The Witches Hammer, from my point of view, may have been one of the most influential and, consequently, one of the most infamous or notorious books, of all time. At the height of it’s popularity - that of which was only surpassed by The Bible - it still had deadly and brutal effects in the relatively new English populations of America (i.e. the Hartford Witch Trials and the Salem Witch Trials). In fact, I would go so far as to say Malleus Maleficarum was possibly one of the most dangerous books that had ever come to be.
I surmise that knowing and educating oneself on the history and origins of The Witches Hammer is important, as no one would ever want this to happen again. Also, I find it vital if you would like to learn more about how one’s radical ideas can incredibly affect the entire world or even if you would like to learn more about the famous witch trials and how they began - as this is an exceedingly interesting subject to a number