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origin of the witch hunter's handbook
written in late 1400s to give a concrete definition of heresy. came from scholasticism- one concrete answer for a question
authors
dominican theologians, Kramer (judge) and Sprenger (college professor)
Academics
infatuated with hersey. based on the idea that women are the weaker sex, and therefore more susceptible to temptation in the form of carnal pleasures. talks about evil and hersey and the worst crime imaginable
impact
debated how big of an impact this had on the hunts, didnt happen for almost a full century after this book was published. backlash from the catholic church because it was too misogynistic. later used by many hunters as offical handbook for the hunts
Barstow's thesis
witch hunting is women hunting; men fear women. women are legally/physically weak, which allows witch hunts.
severity of hunts in German speaking lands
1. roman law
2. cumulative definition of witchcraft
3.lack of central control
4. age of anxiety
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