Martin Delrio
Author | : Johannes M. Machielsen |
Publisher | : British Academy Postdoctoral F |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 0197265804 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780197265802 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Martin Delrio by : Johannes M. Machielsen
Download or read book Martin Delrio written by Johannes M. Machielsen and published by British Academy Postdoctoral F. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Delrio probably never persecuted or met a witchcraft suspect, yet his name is a byword for credulity and cruelty. Jan Machielsen recovers the lost world of Delrio's scholarship set in the context of the Catholic-Reformation, rather than the straitjacket of demonology.