Malleus

It is well known that Doctor Rochecliffe early obtained preferment in the Church, on account of the spirited share which he took in the controversy with the Puritans; and that his work, entitled Malleus

Woodstock 1855

As a sort of apology for the bull of 1484 was published the 'Malleus' -- a significantly expressive title. [

The Superstitions of Witchcraft Howard Williams

The "Malleus" reflected -- and, above all, spread -- a terror of witches, mostly women, who slept with the devil and set about to produce evils that ranged from afflicting men with impotence to causing catastrophic harm and destruction.

Five Best Alan Charles Kors 2008

Written by two Dominican inquisitors, the "Malleus" never enjoyed the high, official church approval it claimed, but it was used for centuries by both Catholic and Protestant witch-hunters and judges.

Five Best Alan Charles Kors 2008

It is insisted upon by this _sagacious_ author (echoing the rules laid down in the 'Malleus'), that any and every evidence is good against an exceptional crime: that the testimony of the youngest children, and of persons of the most infamous character, not only may, but ought to be, received.

The Superstitions of Witchcraft Howard Williams

Inquisitors usually referred to a book written by the pope’s investigators, a handbook for identifying, interrogating, torturing, and punishing witches, known as the Malleus Maleficarum, or “The Hammer of Witches.”

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

Inquisitors usually referred to a book written by the pope’s investigators, a handbook for identifying, interrogating, torturing, and punishing witches, known as the Malleus Maleficarum, or “The Hammer of Witches.”

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

Inquisitors usually referred to a book written by the pope’s investigators, a handbook for identifying, interrogating, torturing, and punishing witches, known as the Malleus Maleficarum, or “The Hammer of Witches.”

Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

This is the Renaissance, but not the Renaissance of Copernicus and Erasmus and Thomas More; rather, the one where Swiss and German mercenaries fight for Spanish and Italian paymasters, where witch-fires burn across Europe and where disciples of Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer's "Malleus Maleficarum"—"the Hammer of the Witches"—compete to outdo their master in ruthlessness.

The Enterprise of Death Tom Shippey 2011

For protection she gets three cockney demons guards Malleus, Maleficarum, and Spud, who are really fun!

Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2009