Compendium Maleficarum

Compendium maleficarum, collected in 3 books from many sources, showing the iniquitous and execrable operations of witches against the human race, and the divine remedies by which they may be frustrated
illustration from the original edition
Author(s)	Francesco Maria Guazzo
Translator	E.A. Ashwin
Country	Milan
Language	Latin
Subject(s)	witchcraft, demonology
Genre(s)	witch hunter manuals
Publisher	Apud Haeredes August
Publication date	1608
Published in English	1929
Pages	345
ISBN	9788484541400
OCLC Number	561219090

Compendium Maleficarum is a book written in Latin by Francesco Maria Guazzo.

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The book was not translated into English until 1929, when this was accomplished under the direction of the witchcraft scholar Montague Summers.

This article about a manuscript is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Witch hunter manuals 1608 books Manuscript stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices The Compendium of American Genealogy Look at other dictionaries: Malleus maleficarum — ▪ work by Kraemer and Sprenger       detailed legal and theological document (c. 1486) regarded as the standard handbook on witchcraft, including its detection and its extirpation, until well into the 18th century. Its appearance did much to spur …   Universalium Guazzo, Francesco-Maria — (17th century)    Italian friar and demonologist. Francesco Maria Guazzo is best known as the author of Compendium Maleficarum (Handbook of Witches), a leading inquisitor’s guide published in 1608. Little is known about Guazzo’s life. He joined… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology Francesco Maria Guazzo — Francesco Maria Guazzo, aussi connu sous les noms Guaccio ou Guaccius (15?? 16??), était un prêtre italien à Milan. Il a écrit un livre, le Compendium Maleficarum, dans lequel il traite du sujet des sorcières en citant de nombreux… …   Wikipédia en Français incubus —    A lewd male DEMON who pursues women for sex. In Hebrew mythology, the incubus and his female counterpart, the SUCCUBUS, visit women and men in their sleep, lie and press heavily upon them, and seduce them. They can be conjured by witches,… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology succubus —    A DEMON who takes the form of a beautiful woman in order to seduce men.    The succubus, along with its male counterpart, the INCUBUS, appears in ancient mythologies. Succubi appear in the flesh as beautiful, voluptuous women. They visit men… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology Witch trials in the Early Modern period — Punishments for witchcraft in 16th century Germany. Woodcut from Tengler s Laienspiegel, Mainz, 1508. The Witch trials in the Early Modern period were a period of witch hunts between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries,[1] when across Early… …   Wikipedia Montague Summers — Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an eccentric English author and clergyman. He is known primarily for his scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century, as well as for his idiosyncratic studies on witches,… …   Wikipedia Devil’s mark —    A permanent mark made upon the body by the DEVIL as part of a PACT. Sometimes called a “witch’s mark,” the Devil’s mark was a telltale sign and damning evidence in the witch trials of the Inquisition. According to demonologists, the Devil… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology pact —    A binding agreement with a DEMON or the DEVIL for gain and services beyond the power of nature, usually in exchange for one’s soul.    The Devil’s pact is implied in biblical passages. In the book of Isaiah, the prophet Isaiah says, “For you… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology Witches' Sabbath — The Witches Sabbath or Sabbat is a supposed meeting of those who practice witchcraft, Satanism, or other rites. European records tell of innumerable cases of persons being accused or tried for taking part in Sabbat gatherings, from the Middle… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11569177 Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”