TY - BOOK AU - Bailey,Michael David TI - Battling demons: witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the late Middle Ages T2 - The magic in history series SN - 0271022256 (alk. paper) AV - BF1569 .B35 2003 U1 - 133.4/3/09409024 21 PY - 2003/// CY - University Park, Pa. PB - Pennsylvania State University Press KW - Nider, Johannes, KW - Witchcraft KW - History KW - to 1500 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index; Introduction: Witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the fifteenth century -- The life of Johannes Nider -- Witchcraft in the writings of Johannes Nider -- The threat of heresy : Hussites, free spirits, and beguines -- Reform of the orders, reform of the religious spirit -- The reform of the Christian world : Johannes Nider's Formicarius -- Witchcraft and reform -- Conclusion: Witchcraft and the world of the late Middle Ages -- Appendix I: Chronology of Nider's life and datable works -- Appendix II: Dating of Nider's major works used in this study -- Appendix III: Manuscript copies of Nider's treatises ER -