De Praestigiis Daemonum English Translation | Pdf __hot__

Weyer argued that the Devil did not grant these women real supernatural powers. Instead, the Devil took advantage of their fragile, melancholic minds, creating vivid hallucinations and "illusions" ( praestigiae ). Because these women genuinely believed they had flown on brooms or cursed crops, they confessed to impossible crimes under torture. Weyer asserted that punishing these sick individuals with burning at the stake was both a medical error and a Christian sin. Structure and Content of the Work