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Malleus Maleficarum
The Malleus Maleficarum ("The Hammer of Witches", “Witch Hammer”, or the "Hexenhammer") is arguably the most important treatise on prosecuting witches to have come out of the witch hysteria of the Renaissance. It is a comprehensive witch-hunter’s handbook first published in Germany in 1487 that grew into dozens of editions spread throughout Europe and had a profound impact on witch trials on the Continent for about 200 years.
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