What was the Malleus Maleficarum ?
A) a compilation of all medical knowledge regarding abnormal behavior from the Greeks and Romans
B) a description of how to treat madness in the Dark Ages
C) a guide to building hospitals for the mentally ill that were more humane
D) a guidebook for identifying and exterminating witches

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The Malleus Maleficarum, written in 1487 by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, was a guidebook for identifying, prosecuting, and exterminating witches. It played a significant role in the witch hunts of the early modern period.

What Was the Malleus Maleficarum