Malleus Maleficarum

Description:

First published in 1487, Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches) is one of the most notorious and misogynistic of all works on witchcraft. It includes a section that details “why women engage in sorcery more than men do.”

Attribution:

Institoris (Krämer), Heinrich

Publication Location:

Nurenberge

Date:

1519