The Hammer of Witches: A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum

‘Its paperback format makes it ideal for classroom use … Mackay’s translation is accurate …’ The Journal of Ecclesiastical History “Mackay has done a splendid job with the translation of this important work, and his commentary is a book in itself…provides useful information to both the general reader or undergraduate student and to graduate students or other scholars…sure to take its place among several recent and well-done translations of important demonological texts.” –Jane P. Davidson, University of Nevada: Sixteenth Century Journal “Overall, however, the effort and achievement in this volume are significant, allowing this important work to be accessed by a fab broader audience in a critical edition placed in its proper historical and intellectual context.” –Elizabeth Hyde, Kean University

Christopher S. Mackay is Professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta.