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Friedrich Spee

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Also known as Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld

Jesuit, author of Cautio Criminalis

Person · Open Library

Works
5

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  • Die Geistlichen Lieder
  • Geistliche Lieder Aus Dem Güldenen Tugendbuch
  • Die Anonymen Geistlichen Lieder
  • Trutznachtigall
  • Cautio Criminalis (Samtliche Schriften, 3). Historisch-kritische Ausgabe-Dritter Band

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1591-02-25
Active to
1635-08-07

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Listeners
37
Total plays
110

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german17th century

Friedrich Spee (also Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld; February 25, 1591 – August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most well-known as a forceful opponent of witch trials and one who was an insider writing from the epicenter of the European witch-phobia. Spee argued strongly against the use of torture, and as an eyewitness he gathered a book full of details regarding its cruelty and unreliability. He wrote, "Torture has the power to create witches where none exist." <a href=

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Friedrich Spee, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana