Der Hexenhammer

in German, translator unknown, published in 1906

"The Hammer of Witches," as the title implies, is a German Translation of the Malleus Maleficarium, and examines the same topics. The first section of the book proves the existence of witches through a long philosophical argument, and goes on to insist that anyone who denies witches exist is guilty of heresy. The reputed powers of witches and their black rituals, including their traffic with demons and obscene sexual practices, are described at length. The second section describes how witches can be discovered and how their evil spells can be cured or broken. The final section describes at length how to establish and execute a legal trial for witchcraft. The copy at the Orne Library was part of the Akeley Bequest. (Johnson, Sam, and Sandy Antunes. "Miskatonic University: A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham." Chaosium, Oct. 2005. )