
This 17th‑century manuscript argues that beings other than humans—incubi and succubi—possess both bodies and souls, making them subject to Christian judgment of salvation or damnation. Its author, a priest of the Order of Minor Reformers, marshals Scripture, the Fathers, and contemporary folklore to treat these creatures as rational entities with moral agency. Written in Latin and later translated, the work seeks to broaden the Church’s understanding of the spiritual hierarchy and warn the faithful of hidden dangers.
The modern edition reproduces the original text discovered in a London archive in 1872, with a scholarly introduction that places the treatise in its Counter‑Reformation and Victorian contexts. It also includes vivid recollections of the antiquarian bookseller who first supplied the manuscript, offering a glimpse into the bustling world of 19th‑century book auctions. The language remains formal yet approachable, providing a compelling window into a forgotten corner of theological speculation and the eerie allure of demonology.
Language
fr
Duration
~5 hours (297K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Ian Swainson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
Release date
2013-09-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1622–1701
Best known for a famously strange treatise on incubi and succubi, this seventeenth-century Franciscan wrote at the crossroads of theology, law, and the supernatural. His work still attracts curious readers for the way it mixes learned argument, church authority, and vivid demonology.
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