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Verlagsinfo: Der "Malleus Maleficarum", deutsch "Der Hexenhammer", Erstdruck 1487, steht am Beginn der blutigen Epoche der europäischen Hexenverfolgungen. Als Handbuch der Hexenjäger zählt er zu den verhängnisvollsten Büchern der Weltliteratur. Nicht zuletzt deswegen ist er auch heute noch ein Basistext zum Verständnis der abendländischen Geistes- und Kulturgeschichte. Seit langem galt die 1902 erschienene Übersetzung des lateinischen Originaltextes als unzulänglich, wenn auch unentbehrlich. Mit dieser Ausgabe liegt nun nach fast hundert Jahren erstmals eine lesbare, übersichtlich gestaltete und wissenschaftlich verlässliche Neuübertragung aus dem Lateinischen vor. Die Kommentierung wichtiger Belegstellen und der Nachweis der Beispiele aus historisch dokumentierten Hexenverfolgungen erleichtern den Zugang. Herausgeber und Übersetzer haben dabei den neuesten internationalen Forschungsstand einbezogen. Damit können immer noch verbreitete falsche Vorstellungen über Ausmaß, Zeitraum und Charakter der Hexenverfolgungen endlich zurechtgerückt werden.

The 14th century was the high-point of German mercenary activity in the service of Italian princes and cities. For the first time in 60 years, this study addresses the multifarious implications of this intriguing subject. On the basis of newly discovered sources, it analyzes the general parameters defining international mercenary service in 14th century Italy and describes the life-situations of German mercenaries in war and peacetime. Inquiry into the motives of the mercenaries extends the purview to their geographical origins north of the Alps.

This book contains the mature fruit of Hugo Grotius' political thought on church and state. It was finished in 1617, but Grotius' arrest prevented publication. For the first time Grotius' own Latin text is printed here, from two manuscripts. It is demonstrated that the claims made by the publisher of the first edition (1647), the source of all subsequent editions, are false. The first critical edition is provided with an extensive introduction, an English translation, a commentary, and elaborate indices. In an appendix texts concerning its context and genesis are printed. An earlier draft of De imperio was recently discovered. All material from this unpublished work has been integrated here. This fundamental, theoretical text, written for an international public, anticipates many views from later Grotian work. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004120273)

This book contains the mature fruit of Hugo Grotius' political thought on church and state. It was finished in 1617, but Grotius' arrest prevented publication. For the first time Grotius' own Latin text is printed here, from two manuscripts. It is demonstrated that the claims made by the publisher of the first edition (1647), the source of all subsequent editions, are false. The first critical edition is provided with an extensive introduction, an English translation, a commentary, and elaborate indices. In an appendix texts concerning its context and genesis are printed. An earlier draft of De imperio was recently discovered. All material from this unpublished work has been integrated here. This fundamental, theoretical text, written for an international public, anticipates many views from later Grotian work. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004120273)