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Demonolatry and compendium maleficarum two volume set english and latin edition nicolas remy, francesco maria guazzo, e. Guazzo s compendium was accepted by his contemporaries as the authoritative manuscript on witchcraft. Before later demonologists merged demonology with the study of witches, the. Francesco maria guazzo is the author of compendium maleficarum 3. Compendium maleficarum is a witchhunters manual written in latin by francesco maria compendium maleficarum. Scanned by claudio ruggeri, opal libri antichi, university of turin. Compendium maleficarum compendium of the witches francesco maria guazzo, e.
The civil law also forbids any conniving at or joining in such practices, for it did not allow. A collection of writings by the ambrosian monk francesco maria guazzo, the compendium comprehensively and penetratingly describes the entire practice and. May 26, 2017 the obscene kiss, an illustration of witches kissing the devils anus from francesco maria guazzo s compendium maleficarum 1. Later demonologists continued to hail the conciseness and clarity with which guazzo analyzes the practice. Based on what we know today, the material may not be entirely accurate. The 1608 compendium maleficarum by francesco maria guazzo a reworkripoff of the the 11th century classification of demons by michael psellus. Pdf compendium maleficarum download full pdf book download. Ashwin, and edited with notes by the reverend montague summers. This extraordinary document, considered one of the most impor. Compendium maleficarum by francesco maria guazzo pdf.
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