Defining Abnormal Behaviour

possession and witches (Eghigian, 2010). In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued a decree calling on the clergy to identify and exterminate any-one thought to be in league with the devil. This resulted in the publication of the malleus malefi-carum (the witches’ hammer). The document acted to confirm the existence of witches and also

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