Introduction and Research ProcessMalleus Maleficarum was written in 1486 by Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger regarding the prosecution of witches. The aim of the work was to prove that witchcraft was real and that it was mainly practiced by women. It is widely believed that around 60,000 people were executed and around twice as many were put on trial. The question is why did witchcraft become such a common crime and why were women prosecuted for witchcraft? Tamar Herzig is a lecturer at Tel Aviv University specializing in gender history and in her article Flies, Heretics, And The Gendering Of Witchcraft she explains the influences on Heinrich Kramer that led to his views which he expresses in the Malleus Maleficarum. The article Witchcraft Beliefs and Witch Hunts by Niek Koning, lecturer in agricultural economics and rural politics at Wagenigen University, presents socio-economic and rural perspectives on witch hunting in early Europe modern. It explains the evolution of belief in witchcraft which coincided with agricultural and societal development. Brian Levack examines in depth all aspects of witchcraft in his Articles on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology: A Twelve-Volume Anthology of Scholarly Articles, from which I have chosen to examine his volumes on General Studies on witchcraft and on women. Levack is a professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, where he specializes in legal history and the history of witchcraft. Professor of history and religious studies at the University of Virginia, HC Erik Midelfort wrote the article Witch Craze?: Beyond the Legends of Panic, which offers a religious perspective, particularly in the middle of the article. .. ..lawsuits are something that should be studied in more detail in order to fully understand them, as it is a major example of injustice towards women. Works Cited Herzig, Tamar. “Flies, Heretics, and the Kind of Witchcraft.” Magic, ritual and witchcraft 5, no. 1 (2010): 51-80. Koning, Niek. “Witchcraft Beliefs and Witch Hunts.” Human Nature 24, no. 2 (2013): 158-181. Levack, Brian P. Articles on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology: A Twelve-Volume Anthology of Scientific Articles. New York: Garland Pub., 1992. Midelfort, HC Erik. “Witch Craze?” : Beyond the legends of panic. Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft 6, no. 1 (2011): 11-33. Scribner, Bob. “Witchcraft and Judgment in Reformation Germany.” History today 40, no. 4 (1990). Suhr, Carla. “Representation of attitude in modern English witchcraft pamphlets.” Studia Neophilologica 84, no. 1 (2012): 130-142.