Archive | June, 2009

Witch Hunts And Torture – Opinion

By on June 29, 2009 in Witch Hunts In The News

An article by Mary Zeiss Stange in today’s On Religion column in USA Today makes reference to the Malleus Maleficarum in its examination of Bush Administration torture policies. It makes for an interesting read. I’ve included a few paragraphs below, and a link to the article. “Viewed objectively, the original witch hunts shed significant light [...]

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Printed Edition Quest Continues

By on June 28, 2009 in General Blog

I am still working on our printed edition of the Malleus Maleficarum, but I expect to be able to make it available within the next couple of months. We’ve faced a number of development issues, as well as difficulties in arranging financing for the project. I’m as committed as ever to the project, though, and [...]

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Quotes From The Malleus

By on June 25, 2009 in Ancillary Text

“But (and this is remarkable) when on the next day the other witch had at first been exposed to the very gentlest questions, being suspended hardly clear of the ground by her thumbs, after she had been set quite free, she disclosed the whole matter without the slightest discrepancy from what the other had told…” [...]

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