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
The work is extensive and divided into three books. The first one is dedicated to explaining what magic consists of and what types of magic exist. It also describes various practices of witchcraft, such as pacts with Satan, witches' sabbaths, and sexual encounters with incubi and succubi demons.[2] The same volume includes Guazzo's classification of demons.
The second book is devoted to the diverse powers of witches, such as love spells, the creation of poisons and potions, and the ability to cause and cure diseases.
The third and final book explains the various ways in which witchcraft can be cured or removed. It also explains the difference between possession and bewitchment, and details how to recognize a person possessed by a demon.
TranslationsEdit
The book was not translated into English until 1929, when this was accomplished under the direction of the eccentric witchcraft scholar Montague Summers.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^Steenson, Kathryn (2018-10-31). "By the pricking of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes". Manuscripts and Special Collections. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^Grudin, Peter (1975). ""The Monk": Matilda and the Rhetoric of Deceit". The Journal of Narrative Technique. 5 (2): 136–146. ISSN 0022-2925. JSTOR 30225558.
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