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M.D.LXXXII (1582) . A Paris , Chez
Iacques du Puys. 4to. [12], 251 [i.e. 255], [1] leaves .
Half leather binding quite worn (see picture). Overall good
interior (one leaf slightly torn without loss). Beautiful
wide margins. Papineau's signature on title-page. Pages
245-248 repeated in foliation as usually. Original French
text.
All editions are extremely rare,
but it is even more true for this one that was published
only two years after the first edition, and is an identical
reissue of the 1580 first edition.
The Demonomanie of Bodin is probably
one of the most important books ever published on witchraft.
Bodin offers a thorough manual of demonology, describing
the signs of witchcraft, the sabbat, the invocation of demons,
etc ... and also the whole procedure to be followed to sentence
witches. Far from being an ignoramus and blind prosecutor,
Bodin is one of the most respected philosophers of his time
( in his Six Books (1576), he expounded his famous political
theory of sovereignty) , and firmly believed in witchcraft.
See the Index below to have and idea of the contents of
the book.
Contains the Refutation against Jean
Wier (Johann Weyer), the famous disciple of magician Cornelius
Agrippa and defender of witches in his works (de praestigiis
daemonum, de lamiis ...)
Belonged to Louis Joseph Papineau
( 1786 - 1871 ) . A key actor
in the history of Canada, the French-Canadian leader was
born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was speaker of the
House of Assembly for Lower Canada (1815-37), opposed the
union with Upper Canada, and agitated against the imperial
government. At the rebellion of 1837 a warrant was issued
against him for high treason. He escaped to Paris, but returned
to Canada after the general amnesty of 1844.
Exact title :
De la démonomanie des sorciers : a
Monseignevr M. Chrestoste de Thou, cheualier seigneur de
Cœli, premier president en la cour de Parlement, &
conseiller du roy en son priué conseil / par I. Bodin, Angevin.
Index (rough translation) :
1st Book
Chpt.1 : Definition of Witchcraft
Chpt.2 : Association of spirits with men
Chpt.3 : The difference between
good and evil spirits.
Chpt.4 : On Prophecy and other divine means
to know occult things.
Chpt.5 : On natural and humans
means to discover occult things.
Chpt.6 : On lawful means to suceed
in one's undertaking.
Chpt.7 : On Teratoscopy, haruspicy,
ornithomancy, hieroscopy and similar.
2nd Book
Chpt.1 : On Magic in general.
Chpt.2 : Tacit evocations of
demons.
Chpt.3 : Explicit evocations
of demons.
Chpt.4 : On those who explicitly relinquish
God and their religion, and on their bodily transportation
by demons.
Chpt.5 : The extasy of witches, and their frequent meetings
with demons.
Chpt.6 : Lycanthropy and the turning of men
into beasts by sorcerers.
Chpt.7 : Copulation of witches
with demons.
Chpt.8 : On sorcerers casting
illness, sterility, hail storms, and death upon men and
beasts.
3rd Book
Chpt.1 : Lawful means to obviate sorcery.
Chpt.2 : Sorcerers providing health to the
ill.
Chpt.3 : Sorcerers using their
powers to get fame, beauty, pleasures, honours, wealth,
knowledge, fertility.
Chpt.4 : If sorcerers can do more harm to
some people than to others.
Chpt.5 : Unlawful means to
counter spells.
4th Book
Chpt.1 : Inquistion of Witchcraft
Chpt.2 : Evidence required to
prove sorcery
Chpt.3 : On voluntary and forced
confessions made by sorcerers
Chpt.4 : On presumptions against
sorcerers.
Chpt.5 : Sentences against
Witchcraft.
Refutation of Johann Weyer.
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