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Articles relating to necromancy, the practice of magic or black magic involving communication with the dead – either by summoning their spirits as apparitions, visions or raising them bodily – for the purpose of divination.
Evocation is the act of evoking, calling upon, or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agents, in the Western mystery tradition. Conjuration also refers to a summoning, often by the use of a magical spell. The conjuration of the ghosts or spirits of the dead for the purpose of divination is called necromancy.
The exact difference between the three forbidden forms of necromancy mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:11 is a matter of uncertainty; yidde'oni ("wizard") is always used together with ob ("consulter with familiar spirits"), [7] and its semantic similarity to doresh el ha-metim ("necromancer", or "one who directs inquiries to the dead") raises the ...
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.
Angra Mainyu or Ahriman, the destructive spirit (Persian mythology) [13] Asto Vidatu or Astiwihad or Asto-widhatu, death deity (Persian mythology) [14] Ossetian. Aminon, gatekeeper of the underworld. Barastyr, ruler of the underworld. Ishtar-Deela, lord of the underworld in Nakh. [15]
The Poetic Edda also seems to corroborate the magical significance of the runes the Hávamál where Odin mentions runes in contexts of divination, [dubious – discuss] of healing and of necromancy (trans. Bellows): "Certain is that which is sought from runes / That the gods so great have made / And the Master-Poet painted" (79)
Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead is a book which is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The book covers the fictional undead within the D&D universe and comprises seven chapters, introducing new content for Dungeon Masters and players, as well as providing general information about undead.
The Death Gate Cycle is a seven-part series of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.The main conflict is between two powerful races, the Sartan and the Patryns, which branched off from humans following a nuclear/anti-matter holocaust.