Why did Johann Weyer write De praestigiis daemonum?: How Anti-Catholicism inspired the Landmark Plea for the Witches

Why did Johann Weyer write De praestigiis daemonum?: How Anti-Catholicism inspired the Landmark Plea for the Witches

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<p>Johann Weyer (1515/1516-1588)’s book De praestigiis daemonum, et incantationibus ac veneficiis (On devilish delusions and on enchantments and poisonings), first published in Basel in 1563, counts as a systematic attack on witch theories and witch trials. Vera Hoorens argues that Weyer wrote...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vera Hoorens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2014-03-01
Series:BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
Subjects:
Witchcraft
Jan Wier
Johann Weyer
religion
Roman-Catholicism
Online Access:https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/9436

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