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Jakob Sprenger
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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JAKOB SPRENGER ( ft. 1 50o), the Dominican inquisitor of Cologne, who with Heinrich Kramer (institor) published M alleus maleficarum or Hexenhammer, the standard textbook on witchcraft, especially in Germany. The book gives (1) evidences of witchcraft; (2) rules for discovering it; (3) proceedings for punishment.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Jakob Sprenger'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/j/jakob-sprenger.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Jakob Sprenger'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/j/jakob-sprenger.html. 1910.
