Dr. Gerhard Wiesenfeld is lecturer at the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.
The book “Malleus Maleficarum”, also known as the “Hammer of Witches”, legitimized the witch hunt at the end of the 15th century. The University of Melbourne recently purchased an edition from 1494. Dr. Gerhard Wiesenfeldt is a historian at the University of Melbourne and gives us an insight into the author's, Heinrich Kramer's, time, the content of the work and its impact.
The book “Malleus Maleficarum”, also known as the “Hammer of Witches”, legitimized the witch hunt at the end of the 15th century. The University of Melbourne recently purchased an edition from 1494. Dr. Gerhard Wiesenfeldt is a historian at the University of Melbourne and gives us an insight into the author's, Heinrich Kramer's, time, the content of the work and its impact.
