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Listed below are the editions of the Malleus Maleficarum which are currently in print, as well as certain other references that pertain to this subject or subjects addressed within the Malleus itself. We certainly do not mean to imply that those who wish to be more familiar with this subject should purchase every book on this list. We’ve simply attempted to address the many different perspectives from which various people approach the Malleus Maleficarum, and have attempted to list other works which may also be of interest.
- Wicasta Lovelace
In-Print Editions of The Malleus
The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and Joseph Sprenger
translation by Montague Summers
Dover Publications
(Paperback, June 1, 1971)
This is the edition which was transcribed and posted on the Internet by the Malleus Maleficarum Online project. At the time of our transcription, to our knowledge this was the only edition of the Malleus in print. That is one of the things which led us to post the text online. Simply put, we felt that some things should not be forgotten. In the interim, we’ve moved quite a few of these books for Dover Publications. If you’d like a good reading copy of the text, we highly recommended this edition. Ours are quite dog-eared now, after years of general abuse, and they’ve held up quite well.
Malleus Maleficarum: The Hammer of Witchesby Christopher S. Mackay (Editor)
Cambridge University Press
(Hardcover, May 31, 2006)
“This fully annotated edition is based on the first edition of 1486-7 and presents the Latin text together with a full textual apparatus. An extensive introduction discusses the authorship, method of composition, and intellectual background of the work. The second volume provides the only accurate English translation available, together with detailed explanatory notes.”
We were quite impressed by Mr. Mackay’s efforts in presenting a new translation of the Malleus Maleficarum. Our only complaint might be that we would have liked a cheaper version of this set, so as the text might reach a wider audience outside of academic circles.
The Malleus Maleficarumby P. G. Maxwell-Stuart (Editor)
Manchester University Press
(Paperback, July 24, 2007)
“The only previous translation of the Malleus into English, that by Montague Summers produced in 1928, is full of inaccuracies, is written in a style nowadays almost unreadable, and is unfortunately colored by his personal agenda. This edited translation, with an introductory essay setting witchcraft, Institoris, and the Malleus into clear, readable English, corrects Summers’s mistakes and offers a lean, unvarnished version of what Institoris actually wrote.”