Francesco Maria Guazzo, aka Guaccio, aka Guaccius (15??-16??) was an Italian priest in Milan. He wrote a book, the Compendium Maleficarum (Compendium of the Witches), in which he cited numerous experts on the subject, among them Nicholas Remy.
He described the eleven formulae or ceremonies previous to the vow to Satan, allegedly necessary to participate of the Sabbath; besides, Guazzo offered detailed descriptions of the sexual relationships between men and succubi, and women and incubi.
Guazzo established also a classification of the demons, inspired by a previous work by Michael Psellus.
Classification systems are based on the nature of the demon, the sin with which they tempt humans, the month in which their power was strongest, the saints that were their adversaries, or other characteristics.
This is a classification of demons prepared by Michael Psellus in the 11th century and that undoubtedly was an inspiration for the one FrancescoMariaGuazzo prepared later.
FrancescoMariaGuazzo prepared this classification of demons based on a previous work by Michael Psellus.
FrancescoMariaGuazzo, aka Guaccio, aka Guaccius (15??-16??) was an Italian priest in Milan.
He described the eleven formulae or ceremonies previous to the vow to Satan, allegedly necessary to participate of the Sabbath; besides, Guazzo offered detailed descriptions of the sexual relationships between men and succubi, and women and incubi.
Guazzo established also a classification of the demons, inspired by a previous work by Michael Psellus.
Feeds |
Contact