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'''Nicholas Jacquier''' (also ''Nicolaus Jaquerius'', ''Nicolas Jacquier'', ''Nicholas Jaquier'', (d. [[1472]] [[Lille]]) was a French [[Dominican]] and [[Inquisitor]]. He became known as [[demonologist]] and proponent of [[witch-hunting]].
'''Nicholas Jacquier''' (also ''Nicolaus Jaquerius'', ''Nicolas Jacquier'', ''Nicholas Jaquier'') (died 1472 in [[Lille]]) was a French [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] and [[Inquisitor]]. He became known as [[demonologist]] and proponent of [[witch-hunting]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Champion|first=Matthew Simeon|date=2009|title=Nicolas Jacquier and the scourge of the heretical fascinarii: cultural structures of witchcraft in fifteenth-century Burgundy|url=http://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/35258}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
Jacquier took part in the [[Council of Basel]] from 1432 onwards, where he appears in May 1440 as a member of the ''deputatio fidei''. In 1459 he witnessed the persecution of the [[Waldensians]] in [[Arras]]. He resided in the Dominican convent of Lille after 1464. He traveled to [[Tournai]] in [[1465]] and was active as an inquisitor against the heretics in [[Bohemia]] from 1466 to 1468. His presence again as an inquisitor in Lille is documented in 1468.
Jacquier took part in the [[Council of Basel]] from 1432 onwards, where he appears in May 1440 as a member of the ''deputatio fidei''. In 1459, he witnessed the persecution of the [[Waldensians]] in [[Arras]]. He resided in the Dominican convent of Lille after 1464. He traveled to [[Tournai]] in 1465 and was active as an inquisitor against the heretics in [[Bohemia]] from 1466 to 1468. His presence again as an inquisitor in Lille is documented in 1468.

[[File:Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum.png|thumb| Title page of ''Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum'' from the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]]]]


[[File:Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum.png|thumb| ''Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum'']]
==''Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum''==
==''Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum''==
Jacquier argued in his book ''A Scourge for Heretical Witches'' (Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum) that [[witchcraft]] is a heresy, and, as such, the persecution of [[witches]] is justified. "Jacquier conceives of witchcraft principally in terms of a heretical cult: to him it is the 'abominable sect and heresy of wizards,' in which demons, not witches play the leading role."<ref>Hans Peter Broedel, ''The 'Malleus Maleficarum' and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief.'' (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003), p. 58</ref> He also denied that the [[Canon Episcopi]], which had been invoked to undermine witches' claims to supernatural feats including night flights, was relevant in the contemporary debate regarding the supposed powers of witches. The text is dated is 1458 but was first printed in 1581 together with a reprint of [[Thomas Erastus|Thomas Erastus's]] ''Repetitio disputatio de lamiis seu strigibus''.
Jacquier argued in his book ''A Scourge for Heretical Witches'' (Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum) that [[witchcraft]] is a heresy, and, as such, the persecution of [[witches]] is justified. "Jacquier conceives of witchcraft principally in terms of a heretical cult: to him it is the 'abominable sect and heresy of wizards,' in which demons, not witches play the leading role."<ref>Hans Peter Broedel, ''The 'Malleus Maleficarum' and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief.'' (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003), p. 58</ref> He also denied that the [[Canon Episcopi]], which had been invoked to undermine witches' claims to supernatural feats including night flights, was relevant in the contemporary debate regarding the supposed powers of witches. The text is dated is 1458 but was first printed in 1581 together with a reprint of [[Thomas Erastus|Thomas Erastus's]] ''Repetitio disputatio de lamiis seu strigibus''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Champion|first=Matthew|date=2011-01-01|title=Scourging the Temple of God: Towards an Understanding of Nicolas Jacquier's Flagellum Haereticorum Fascinariorum (1458)|url=https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-260691547/scourging-the-temple-of-god-towards-an-understanding|journal=Parergon|volume=28|issue=1|pages=1|issn=0313-6221}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=DfY5AAAAcAAJ&ots=6REEg5ZXCH&dq=Flagellum%20haereticorum%20fascinariorum&pg=PP15#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum''] (1458; [[editio princeps]] Frankfurt am Main, 1581)
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=DfY5AAAAcAAJ&dq=Flagellum%20haereticorum%20fascinariorum&pg=PP15 ''Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum''] (1458; [[editio princeps]] Frankfurt am Main, 1581)


== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |editor-last=Ankarloo |editor-first=Bengt |editor2=Stuart Clark |title=Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3: The Middle Ages |year=2002 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=0-8122-1786-1 }}
* Hans Peter Broedel, ''The 'Malleus Maleficarum' and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief.'' Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003.
*{{cite book |last=Bailey |first=Michael D. |title=Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages |year=2003 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press |isbn=0-271-02226-4 }}
* William E. Burns, ''Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia.'' Westport, Conn: Greenwood, 2003.
*{{cite book |last=Broedel |first=Hans Peter |title=The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief |year=2004 |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=0-7190-6441-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/malleusmaleficar00broe_0 }}
* Joseph Hansen, ''Quellen und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des Hexenwahns.'' Bonn, 1901 (Biography, pp. 133ff; Excerpts from the ''Flagellum'' pp. 133-145).
* Alan Charles Kors, and Edward Peters. ''Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History.'' Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001 (Excerpts from the ''Flagellum'', pp. 169-172).
* Burns, William E. (2003) ''Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia.'' Westport, Conn: Greenwood* Joseph Hansen, ''Quellen und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des Hexenwahns.'' Bonn, 1901 (Biography, pp.&nbsp;133ff; Excerpts from the ''Flagellum'' pp.&nbsp;133–145).
* Kors, Alan Charles and Edward Peters. (2001) ''Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History.'' Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press (Excerpts from the ''Flagellum'', pp.&nbsp;169–172)


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Nicholas Jacquier (also Nicolaus Jaquerius, Nicolas Jacquier, Nicholas Jaquier) (died 1472 in Lille) was a French Dominican and Inquisitor. He became known as demonologist and proponent of witch-hunting.[1]

Life

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Jacquier took part in the Council of Basel from 1432 onwards, where he appears in May 1440 as a member of the deputatio fidei. In 1459, he witnessed the persecution of the Waldensians in Arras. He resided in the Dominican convent of Lille after 1464. He traveled to Tournai in 1465 and was active as an inquisitor against the heretics in Bohemia from 1466 to 1468. His presence again as an inquisitor in Lille is documented in 1468.

Title page of Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum from the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum

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Jacquier argued in his book A Scourge for Heretical Witches (Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum) that witchcraft is a heresy, and, as such, the persecution of witches is justified. "Jacquier conceives of witchcraft principally in terms of a heretical cult: to him it is the 'abominable sect and heresy of wizards,' in which demons, not witches play the leading role."[2] He also denied that the Canon Episcopi, which had been invoked to undermine witches' claims to supernatural feats including night flights, was relevant in the contemporary debate regarding the supposed powers of witches. The text is dated is 1458 but was first printed in 1581 together with a reprint of Thomas Erastus's Repetitio disputatio de lamiis seu strigibus.[3]

Works

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Further reading

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  • Ankarloo, Bengt; Stuart Clark, eds. (2002). Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3: The Middle Ages. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1786-1.
  • Bailey, Michael D. (2003). Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-02226-4.
  • Broedel, Hans Peter (2004). The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-6441-4.
  • Burns, William E. (2003) Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn: Greenwood* Joseph Hansen, Quellen und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des Hexenwahns. Bonn, 1901 (Biography, pp. 133ff; Excerpts from the Flagellum pp. 133–145).
  • Kors, Alan Charles and Edward Peters. (2001) Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press (Excerpts from the Flagellum, pp. 169–172)

Notes

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  1. ^ Champion, Matthew Simeon (2009). "Nicolas Jacquier and the scourge of the heretical fascinarii: cultural structures of witchcraft in fifteenth-century Burgundy". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Hans Peter Broedel, The 'Malleus Maleficarum' and the Construction of Witchcraft: Theology and Popular Belief. (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003), p. 58
  3. ^ Champion, Matthew (2011-01-01). "Scourging the Temple of God: Towards an Understanding of Nicolas Jacquier's Flagellum Haereticorum Fascinariorum (1458)". Parergon. 28 (1): 1. ISSN 0313-6221.