Malleus Maleficarum

When was it published?

1486.

What was the Papal Bull?

A decree by the Pope which authorised Kramer and Sprenger to proceed in their task without obstruction.

What it claim you were if you didn't believe in witches?

A heretic.

What was the book essentially?

A manual for inquisitors, it had detailed methods of interrogation suitable for witchcraft cases, including the use of torture.

What did it's name mean in English?

Hammer of the witches.

What did Kramer do with this?

He conducted a witch hunt where he arrested 50 women o a charge of witchcraft, torturing several, which provoked protest from officials.

What was Kramer responsible for?

Investigating, arresting and ordering the torture of suspected heretics (which now included witches).

What happened to the women?

They were released unpunished, as the judges dismissed Kramer's claims.

Who wrote it?

Two feared inquisitors Heinrich Kramer and Jakob Sprenger.