Dive into the fascinating history and practices of necromancy in this academic exploration! From its origins in ancient Greece and Mesopotamia to its role in ancestor veneration, divination, and ritual magic, this video traces necromancy's evolution across cultures and its moral and theological implications. Discover its ambiguous standing in history, its portrayal in classical texts, and how modern esoteric traditions reinterpret this enduring practice. Join me as we bridge the worlds of the living and the dead!

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•Betz, H. D. (Ed.). (1992). The Greek magical papyri in translation, including the Demotic spells (PGM) (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press.

•Bottéro, J. (1992). Mesopotamia: Writing, reasoning, and the gods (Z. Bahrani & M. Van De Mieroop, Trans.). University of Chicago Press.

•Caciola, N. (2003). Discerning spirits: Divine and demonic possession in the Middle Ages. Cornell University Press.

•Chittick, W. C. (2007). Sufism: A short introduction. Oneworld Publications.

•Faure, B. (2003). The red thread: Buddhist approaches to sexuality. Princeton University Press.

•Graf, F. (1997). Magic in the ancient world (F. Philip, Trans.). Harvard University Press.

•Harkness, D. E. (1999). John Dee's conversations with angels: Cabala, alchemy, and the end of nature. Cambridge University Press.

•Homer. (n.d.). The Odyssey (Book 11).

•Hurbon, L. (1995). Voodoo: Truth and fantasy (L. Frankel, Trans.). Thames & Hudson.

•Hutton, R. (1996). The stations of the sun: A history of the ritual year in Britain. Oxford University Press.

•Jeffers, A. (1996). Magic and divination in ancient Palestine and Syria. Brill.

•Kieckhefer, R. (1998). Forbidden rites: A necromancer's manual of the fifteenth century. Penn State University Press.

•Klutz, T. E. (2012). Testament of Solomon. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

•Lucan. (n.d.). Pharsalia (Book VI).

•Ogden, D. (2001). Greek and Roman necromancy. Princeton University Press.

•Pócs, É. (1999). Between the living and the dead: A perspective on witches and seers in the early modern age. Central European University Press.

•Rankine, D., & Skinner, S. (2010). The veritable key of Solomon: Liber officiorum spirituum. Avalonia.

•Siikala, A.-L. (2002). Mythic images and shamanism: A perspective on Kalevala poetry. Finnish Literature Society.

•Taylor, J. H. (2001). Death and the afterlife in ancient Egypt. University of Chicago Press.

•The Holy Bible. (n.d.). Deuteronomy 18:10–12 and 1 Samuel 28, various translations.

•Urban, H. B. (2003). Magia sexualis: Sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism. University of California Press.

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