Battling demons : witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the late Middle Ages / Michael D. Bailey.
Series: Magic in historyPublication details: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2003.Description: xii, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0271022256 :USD15.75
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
Introduction: Witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the fifteenth century -- The life of Johannes Nider -- Witchcraft in the writings of Johannes Nider -- The threat of heresy : Hussites, free spirits, and beguines -- Reform of the orders, reform of the religious spirit -- The reform of the Christian world : Johannes Nider's Formicarius -- Witchcraft and reform -- Conclusion: Witchcraft and the world of the late Middle Ages -- Appendix I: Chronology of Nider's life and datable works -- Appendix II: Dating of Nider's major works used in this study -- Appendix III: Manuscript copies of Nider's treatises.
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