Witch theoreticians
under the comprehensive term witch theoretician are summarized above all all those authors, itself particularly in the early modern times (thus approximately of 15. - 18. Century) with the then topical problem of the Hexerei concerned. These scholars occurred thereby from the most diverse Wissenschaftsgebieten,everything from theology, philosophy, jurisprudence and medicine. In their works they discussed thereby the witch teachings at that time and/or. individual partial aspects of it and the correct execution of the witch processes.
witch theoretician
- Alfonso Tostatus, De maleficis mulieribus, que vulgariter dicuntur bruxas (1440)
- Johannes down, Formicarius (1437)
- Nicolas Jacquier, Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum (around 1458, 1481 write printed)
- Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Basin, Tractatus artibus magicis of the AC magorum maleficis (1482)
- Jakob sprinkler and Heinrich Institoris (= Heinrich shopkeeper) were considered for a long time as authors of the work “Malleus Maleficarum” (1487) (too German: The witch hammer),while one accepts today the however author shank of shopkeeper. The work presented the witch teachings for the first time systematically and put so the theoretical basis for witch pursuit
- Ulrich Molitoris, De laniis et phitonicis mulieribus (1489); in German translation: Of Unholden or witches (approx. 1500)
- Johannes Trithemius, Antipalusmaleficiorum („opponents of the Hexereien “) (1508), which placed even the witch hammer into the shade.
- Bartholomäus de Spina, Quaestio de Strigibus (1523)
- Paolo Grillando (lat. Paulus Grillandus), Tractatus de hereticis et sortilegijs omnifariam coitu eorumque penis (1527)
- Jean Bodin, De la Demonomanie de sorciers(1580); in Latin language: De magorum Daemonomania (1581); in German translation: From the Aussgelasen wütigen devil army (1581)
- Bernhard von Como, Tractatus de strigiis (1584)
- Peter Binsfeld, Tractatus de confessionibus maleficorum et sagarum (1589); in German translation: Tractat of admitting nut of the Zauberer and witches (1590)
- WilliamAdolf Scribonius, sending letter of inquiry and rehearse charm inside by the cold water (1583)
- the Rudolf Goclenius d.A., Oratio de natura sagarum into purgatione examinatione by Frigidam aquis innatantium, Marburg 1590
- Nicolas Rémy, Demonolatriae libri III (1595)
- Hennigus Grosius, Magica (1597)
- Martin Anton Delrio, Disquisitonum magicarum libri sex (1599)
- franc CO Maria Guazzo, Compendium Maleficarum (1608)
- Heinrich of Schult hot, a detailed Instruction (1634)
- Benedikt Carpzov, Practica new facts imperialis Saxonica Rerum Criminalius (1635); The embarrassing Inquisitions and eight-process - a German written manual for the judges (1638)
Opponents of the witch teachings
the following authors can withstand the requirement with an exact examination only heavily real opponents of the witch teachings to have been yet to everyone an individual large merit/service, there everyone of them comes at least an important subrange of the witch teachings and/or. of theWitch legal proceedings criticized and thus to the completion of witch pursuit contributed.
- Johann Weyer, De praestigiis daemonum et incantationibus AC veneficiis (1563)
- Johann George Gödelmann, Disputatio de magis, veneficis, maleficis et lamiis (for the first time 1584). Dt. Translation: Of Zauberern witches and Unholden (1592)
- Johann ofFichard, Consilia (starting from 1564, 1590 write for the first time printed)
- Cornelius Loos, De vera et falsa magia (1592)
- Anton Praetorius, Gründtlicher report of Zauberey and Zauberern (1602, under alias Johannes Scultetus 1598)
- Adam Tanner, Disputationes (1617)
- Johann Grevius, tribunal Reformatum (1622)
- FriedrichSpee of length field, Cautio Criminalis (1631)
- Michael Stappert, also Michael Stapirius, its writing (1676) by Hermann Löher publishes
- Johann matte house Meyfart, Christian memory (1635)
- Balthasar Bekker, De betovered Wereld (1691 - 1693)
- Christian Thomasius, De crimine magiae
- Hermann Adolph Meinders
- Hermann Löher, high-necessary Unterthanige Wemütige complaint of the pious Unschültigen
