The Portuguese translation of the work, indicated by the keyword "," is a significant achievement. This edition is the work of Professor Rafael Resende Daher, a renowned polymath and polyglot, who translated the text from Latin into Portuguese. His edition includes not only the translation but also a preface, introduction, and invaluable footnotes that greatly enhance the reader's understanding of the text. This complete volume, titled De Præstigiis Dæmonum - Pseudomonarchia Dæmonum , is available for purchase from specialist publishers in Brazil.
Weyer foi discípulo do famoso Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. Ao contrário de muitos de seus contemporâneos que defendiam a queima de bruxas, Weyer utilizou o livro para argumentar que as pessoas acusadas de feitiçaria eram, na verdade, doentes mentais sofrendo de melancolia, e que as manifestações demoníacas eram ilusões. Pseudomonarchia Daemonum Portugues Pdf 59