In his viewnecromancywas an entirely natural science concerned with investigating properties originating from the stars.
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It is in fact just possible to reconcile the various accounts ofnecromancy.
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This is aptly illustrated by examining his views onnecromancy, which was universally regarded as a key aspect of magic.
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In other words, it is not a target; it is not even a prophecy, it isnecromancy.
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The townsfolk indulge in weird rituals in their pursuit ofnecromancy, bring the dead back to life.
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The subject of these texts, the authenticity of which was rarely challenged, ranged from treatises on nature to ones onnecromancy.
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Such as electrokinesis, levitation,necromancy, alchemy, shapeshifting, temporal manipulation, teleportation, psychokinesis, transfiguration, mind control, astral projection, scrying, and so on.
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He is also rumored to dabble innecromancy.
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He possesses great physical strength and is skilled in sorcery andnecromancy.
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They may also practicenecromancywhich summons monsters to fight for the wizard.
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Though the practitioners ofnecromancywere linked by many common threads, there is no evidence that these necromancers were ever organized as a group.
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The rare confessions of those accused ofnecromancysuggest that there was a range of spell casting and the related magical experimentation.
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Practices such as these, varying from the mundane to the grotesque, were commonly associated withnecromancy.
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It was mainly originated fromnecromancy, for propitious wishes, terrifying ghosts, lucky money, or even for praying the victory of a war.
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Fumigation and the act of burying images are also found in both astral magic andnecromancy.
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