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Concepts related to black magic or described as black magic are a regular feature of books, films and other popular culture. Examples include: The Devil Rides Out (1934) – a novel by Dennis Wheatley – made into a famous film by Hammer Studios in 1968. Rosemary's Baby (1968) – a horror novel in which black magic is a central theme.
Black magic as a category didn't exist in ancient Mesopotamia, and a person legitimately using magic to defend themselves against illegitimate magic would use exactly the same techniques. [4] The only major difference was the fact that curses were enacted in secret; [ 4 ] whereas a defense against sorcery was conducted in the open, in front of ...
Edward Kelley (1555–1597), spirit medium and alchemist who worked with John Dee, founder of Enochian magic [9] John Lambe (1545–1628), astrologer to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham; Nostradamus (1503–1566), [20] one of the world's most famous prophets [9] Paracelsus (1493–1541), medical pioneer and occult philosopher
Necromancy (/ ˈ n ɛ k r ə m æ n s i /) [1] [2] is the practice of magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events and discover hidden knowledge.
Medical magic and protective magic were regarded as helpful, and called ‘white’, while sorcery was considered evil and ‘black’. Distinguishing between black magic and white magic often relied on perspective, for example, if a healer attempted to cure a patient and failed, some would accuse the healer of intentionally harming the patient.
Black magic practitioners were generally dealt with through confession, repentance, and charitable work assigned as penance. [117] In 1258, Pope Alexander IV ruled that inquisitors should limit their involvement to those cases in which there was some clear presumption of heretical belief [ 118 ] but slowly this vision changed.
Most societies that have believed in harmful witchcraft or 'black' magic have also believed in helpful or 'white' magic. [ 4 ] : 24-25 In these societies, practitioners of helpful magic provided services such as breaking the effects of witchcraft, healing , divination , finding lost or stolen goods, and love magic .< [ 4 ] : x-xi In Britain ...
In April 2008 in Kinshasa, the police arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic or witchcraft to steal or shrink men's penises. [39] Those accused of penis-snatching are often alleged to have done so to extort cash from their victim in exchange for a cure, sometimes amidst or resulting in a wave of panic. [40]