(The Conversation) — Witch trials relied on a medieval text called the “Malleus Maleficarum” – a ... I have the rare opportunity to hold an original copy of the “Malleus” in my hands ...

If community leaders were plagued with problems they suspected were caused by the supernatural, they had only to turn to a handy book called the "Malleus Maleficarum," or "hammer of witches." ...

The Malleus Maleficarum, or The Hammer of Witches, is one of the best-known texts on how to identify a witch and how to punish them. This book was written by Heinrich Kramer and published in 1486.

"The Malleus Maleficarum, also known as 'The Hammer of Witches," said John Ott, a professor of medieval history and department chair at PSU. "One of the more famous and better known witch-hunting ...

As fear of witches reached a fever pitch in Europe, witch hunters turned to the “Malleus Maleficarum,” or ... the rare ...