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Liber III · Black & White Magic

Liber III

Black Magic, White Magic & the Theory of Magic

Maleficium and necromancy, natural magic and theurgy — and where the line was drawn.

For two thousand years writers have tried to divide magic into the licit and the forbidden. 'Black magic' has meant necromancy, maleficium, the demonic conjurations of the grimoires and the pact; 'white magic' has meant natural magic, theurgy, healing charms and the work of the cunning folk. This section traces how those categories were defined by theologians, magicians, lawyers and anthropologists, what practices actually fell on each side, and why many historians now question the binary itself.

Chapters

  1. Introduction1 article
  2. I.Black Magic1 article
  3. II.Maleficium & Curses1 article
  4. III.Money & Prosperity Magick8 articles
  5. IV.Natural Magic3 articles
  6. V.Necromancy1 article
  7. VI.Protective Magic1 article
  8. VII.Sex Magick1 article
  9. VIII.Theories of Magic4 articles
  10. IX.White Magic1 article

On the shelf

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