The book was sanctioned by the catholic church & I think its in latin.
2006-10-19 05:07:21 · 4 answers · asked by coin162 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Malleus Maleficarum was not sanctioned by but written by monks, in Latin (the official languauge of the Roman Catholic church), and means 'hammer of the bad-doers'. The word witch is an English invention. The church's official stance today is that this book never existed, and it tried to get all copies burnt, because it was simply a load of old rubbish, used to spread fear and superstition among the illiterate masses.
2006-10-19 07:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by SteveUK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malleus Maleficarum -The Witche's Hammer.
2006-10-19 12:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malleus Maleficarum
2006-10-19 12:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by cia939 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malleus Maleficarum: (The Hammer of Witches) first published in Germany in 1487...
Mentioned often in Anne Rice's novel series "Witches of Mayfair".
2006-10-19 12:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋