necromancy
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|Illustration portraying a scene from the Bible wherein the Witch of Endor uses a necromantic ritual to conjure the spirit of Samuel at the behest of Saul; from the frontispiece of Sadducismus Triumphatus (1681) by [[Joseph Glanvill.]]
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Necromancy is a practice involving rituals intended to communicate with or summon the spirits of the dead. It appears in historical and religious texts, such as the Biblical account of the Witch of Endor, and has been a subject of interest in writings about magic and the supernatural.
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- Etymology
- Antiquity
- Prohibited among Israelites
- Early and High Middle Age
- Late Middle Ages to Renaissance
- Modern era
- Contemporary pop-culture
- See also
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thumb|upright=1.2|Illustration portraying a scene from the Bible wherein the Witch of Endor uses a necromantic ritual to conjure the spirit of Samuel at the behest of Saul; from the frontispiece of Sadducismus Triumphatus (1681) by [[Joseph Glanvill.]]
Necromancy () 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. Sometimes categorized under death magic, the term is occasionally also used in a more general sense to refer to black magic or witchcraft as a whole.