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UNINA9910460941003321 |
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Autore |
Mackay Christopher S. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
The hammer of witches : a complete translation of the Malleus maleficarum / / Christopher S. Mackay [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
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1-107-19341-9 |
0-511-64651-8 |
0-511-65059-0 |
0-511-53982-7 |
1-282-39093-7 |
9786612390937 |
0-511-53815-4 |
0-511-53898-7 |
0-511-62674-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 657 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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InstitorisHeinrich <1430-1505.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Witchcraft |
Demonology |
Criminal procedure (Canon law) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Authors -- Purpose of the work -- Composition and publication of the work -- Outline of the work -- Sources -- Disputed questions -- Intellectual context -- Role of women in sorcery -- Historical background -- Overall assessment of the Malleus -- Suggestions for further reading -- Notes on the translation -- Method of making references to the text -- Sources not from canon law -- Citations of canon law -- Outlining of the disputed questions -- Remarks on certain words in the translation -- Difficulties with grammatical gender -- The hammer of witches (Malleus maleficarum). |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Malleus Maleficarum, first published in 1486-7, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft and it remained in print throughout the early modern period. Its descriptions of the evil acts of witches and the |
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