Re: Malleus Maleficarum : Redheads are prone to be Witches , Vampires and Werewolves I have read the Malleus Maleficarum (English translation by Montague Summers) and I found it an interesting read, to say the least. The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief. Another man listed as the author of this treatise was Jacob Sprenger, though it is now believed that Sprenger contributed only his name and his authority as a leading professor of theology to this work. At least 1200+ people were killed because of the spanish inquisition, that's not including other countries like germany, france, england etc. Near the end of The Werewolf, he gives the reader a hint as to why that might be: Scholars have debated how much Sprenger contributed to the work. The Malleus Maleficarum was known in German as Der Hexenhammer and in English as the Witch Hammer or Hammer of the Witches. So they had some inquisitions on werewolves too. Forums; The Watty Awards Write . ... Summers produced the first English translation of the Malleus Maleficarum, ... Summers seems to have lived in a kind of roleplaying game. Malleus Maleficarum is one of the most blood-soaked works in human history, in that its very existence reinforced and validated Catholic beliefs which led to the prosecution, torture, and murder, of tens of thousands of innocent people. Publication. Malleus Maleficarum was written in 1486 and the papal bull was included as part of the preface. The Malleus Maleficarum, or The Hammer of Witches, is one of the most infamous books in history as well as the most popular.In it's day the Malleus Maleficarum was second in popularity only to the bible. There is some controversy concerning the level of his involvement in the writing of the Malleus Maleficarum, but he is most often listed as a co-author. Richard Kieckhefer. The Malleus Maleficarum was published by Kramer (Latinised as "Institoris") and Sprenger in 1487. Malleus Maleficarum 89.3K Reads 15.7K Votes 41 … As a companion piece to my last post about the unerotic nature of vampires, and because I’ll take any excuse to write about spooky things in October, I decided to write about werewolves… but then I got distracted and wrote about witches also. The English translation was done by the famous Montague Summers, a clergyman intent on the study and eradication of vampires, werewolves and witches. Werewolf; Wattpad Picks; Editors' Choice; Hidden Gems; Wattpad Studios Hits; Available in Bookstores; #ReadTogether Science Fiction; #ReadTogether Historical Fiction ; #ReadTogether Young Adult; Community . Log in Sign Up. Manchester University Press, 2003. Rev. Magic in the Middle Ages. The Witches, Werewolves, and Vampires of Montague Summers. Montague Summers – an eccentric English author and clergyman. Written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger in 1486 , the Malleus Maleficarum … Create a new story My Stories; Writer Opportunities; Writing Contests; Go Premium. Janine Larmon Peterson, "The Malleus Maleficarum" (introduction and analysis of excerpt) in Milestone Documents of World Religions (2011), 844-59. Not sure if they ever wrote a werewolves hunting book like the Malleus Maleficarum. The Malleus Maleficarum: A Medieval Manual for Witch Hunters The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts bay colony, are one of … The Malleus Maleficarum was known in German as Der Hexenhammer and in English as the Witch Hammer or Hammer of the Witches. It wasn't just witches that the olden days people were scared of, but werewolves too. The Malleus Maleficarum [2] (Latin for "Hammer of the Witches", or "Der Hexenhammer" in German) is an infamous treatise on witches, written in 1486 by Heinrich Kramer, an Inquisitor of the Catholic Church, and was first published in Germany in 1487. Cambridge University Press, 2000. The English translation was done by the famous Montague Summers, a clergyman intent on the study and eradication of vampires, werewolves and witches.