Cautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch Trials |
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| Author:
| Spee, Friedrich |
| Translator:
| Hellyer, Marcus |
| Introduction by:
| Hellyer, Marcus |
| Series title: | Studies in Early Modern German History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-2181-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1631, at the epicentre of the worst excesses of the European witch-hunts, Friedrich Spee, a Jesuit priest, published the ""Cautio Criminalis"", a book speaking out against the trials that were sending thousands of innocent people to gruesome deaths.
In 1631, at the epicentre of the worst excesses of the European witch-hunts, Friedrich Spee, a Jesuit priest, published the ""Cautio Criminalis"", a book speaking out against the trials that were sending thousands of innocent people to gruesome deaths.