Heinrich Kramer (c. 1430 – 1505, aged 74–75), also known under the Latinized name Henricus Institoris, was a German churchman and inquisitor. With his widely distributed book Malleus Maleficarum (1487), which describes witchcraft and endorses detailed processes for the extermination of witches, he was instrumental in establishing the period of witch trials in the early modern period.
Heinrich Institoris
Author details
- Born:
- Dec. 6, 1430
- Died:
- Dec. 6, 1505
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Heinrich Kramer (c. 1430 – 1505, aged 74–75), also known under the Latinized name Henricus Institoris, was a German churchman and inquisitor. With his widely distributed book Malleus Maleficarum (1487), which describes witchcraft and endorses detailed processes for the extermination of witches, he was instrumental in establishing the period of witch trials in the early modern period.
Books by Heinrich Institoris
Heinrich Institoris: The Malleus maleficarum [of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger.] Translated with introductions, bibliography, and notes by Montague Summers. (1970, Blom)
