Archive | June, 2008

Part I, Question IV

By which Devils are the Operations of Incubus and Succubus Practised? Is it Catholic to affirm that the functions of Incubi and Succubi belong indifferently and equally to all unclean spirits? And it seems that it is so; for to affirm the opposite would be to maintain that there is some good order [...]

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Part I, Question III

Whether children can be generated by Incubi and Succubi. At first it may truly seem that it is not in accordance with the Catholic Faith to maintain that children can be begotten by devils, that is to say, by Incubi and Succubi: for God Himself, before sin came into the world, instituted human [...]

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Part I, Question II

If it be in Accordance with the Catholic Faith to maintain that in Order to bring about some Effect of Magic, the Devil must intimately co-operate with the Witch, or whether one without the other, that is to say, the Devil without the Witch, or conversely, could produce such an Effect. And the [...]

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Part I, Question I

Here beginneth auspiciously the first part of this work. Question the First. Whether the belief that there are such beings as witches is so essential a part of the Catholic faith that obstinately to maintain the opposite opinion manifestly savours of heresy. And it is argued that a firm belief in witches is [...]

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Web Site Conversion

We’re currently mid-stride in the process of converting all of the text of The Malleus Maleficarum into an actual blog. We feel this will make the text of the site more uniform, allow comments on individual chapters (moderated, of course), and allow us more flexibility in the maintenance of the web site. This [...]

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The Third Part

RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH THE ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL COURTS AGAINST WITCHES AND INDEED ALL HERETICS CONTAINING XXXV QUESTIONS IN WHICH IS MOST CLEARLY SET OUT THE FORMAL RULES FOR INITIATING A PROCESS OF JUSTICE, HOW IT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED, AND THE METHOD OF PRONOUNCING SENTENCE. GENERAL  INTRODUCTORY Who are the [...]

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