Publisher's Synopsis
Martín Del Río (1551-1608) was a remarkably learned Jesuit scholar. His prolific output includes six volumes of <i>Investigations into Magic</i> which sought to be the last word on magic, witchcraft, and allied subjects such as divination and superstition, and a detailed manual of advice for judges and confessors engaged in combatting what was seen at the time as a dangerous threat to the spiritual life of humanity in this world and the next. First published in 1599-1600, <i>Investigations</i> was heralded as a major contribution to the armoury of the Counter-Reformation, and went through several editions, the last appearing in 1747.
