Native American "conjuror" in a 1590 engraving

The word conjuration (from Latin 'conjuratio', 'conjurare', to swear together) can be interpreted in several different ways: as an invocation or evocation (the latter in the sense of binding by a vow); as an exorcism; or as an act of illusionism. The word is often used synonymously with "invocation", although the two are not synonyms. One who performs conjurations is called a conjurer or conjuror. Conjuration can refer to: A ritual, mystical or illusory conjuration. ... Summoning, or conjuration, is the calling of spirits or other entities via magic. ... Summoner is a common fantasy term, used in many contexts with different meanings: A summoner is a person who engages in summoning (see conjuration). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x629, 188 KB) Summary Indian conjuror engraving by G. Veen after a watercolor by John White. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x629, 188 KB) Summary Indian conjuror engraving by G. Veen after a watercolor by John White. ... An independent origin and development of writing is counted among the many achievements and innovations of pre-Columbian American cultures. ... An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare to call on, invoke) is: A supplication. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Saint Francis exorcised demons in Arezzo, fresco of Giotto Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to adjure, correctly pronounced exercism) is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed (taken control of). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Texts and language

The text of the charms to be recited to conjure the spirit varies considerably from simple sentences to complex paragraphs with plenty of magic words. The language usually is that of the conjurer's, but since the Middle Ages in Western tradition, Latin was the most common (although many texts have been translated into other languages). The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... For this articles equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture Western Culture refers to the culture that has developed in the Western world. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

Objectives of conjuration

The conjuration of the ghosts or souls of the dead for the purpose of divination is called necromancy. An artists interpretation of a ghostly woman on a flight of stairs, based on common descriptions A ghost is usually defined as the apparition of a deceased person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and encountered in places he or she frequented, or in association with the person... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the self-aware essence unique to a particular living being. ... This article is about the religious practice of divination. ... Necromancy (Greek νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form of divination in which the practitioner seeks to summon operative spirits or spirits of divination, for multiple reasons, from spiritual protection to wisdom. ...

When it is said that a person is calling upon or conjuring misfortune or disease, it is due to the ancient belief that personified diseases and misfortune as evil deities, spirits or demons that could enter a human or animal body; see demon possession. Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ... Demonic possession is a form of spiritual possession; specifically, the act of one or more demons entering a living or dead human or animal body or an object with the intention of using it for a purpose, normally evil but sometimes instead as a punishment or test. ...

Religious reactions

The notion of the action of a conjuration is traditionally linked to the task of repelling negative spirits away, and protecting an individual, space or collectivity. However, it is also believed by many, particularly in Christian societies, that magic, and thus conjuration, is an inherently evil practice. According to these beliefs, conjurers summon demons or other evil spirits to cause harm to people or things, to obtain favours from them, or simply to enter servitude to such beings. The belief in similarly-minded conjurers also exists in belief systems in which magic is not inherently evil, although in these cultures these "black magicians" are not the rule and have opposition among more traditional magicians. In fact, the notion of a conjuration is traditionally linked to the task of repelling negative spirits away, and protecting an individual, space or collectivity. Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Islam is strongly against conjuration aswell. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

Conjuration in the Middle East

Conjuration, is a very common mysticism practice in the Middle East, most commonly found in Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Iraq. Many practice it for either personal grudges against people they loathe, personal healing, personal enhancment, fortelling the future, or what was mentioned early but as service to people who pay them. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Islam strongly forbids the use of such practices, because that of the unholy procedure that go through the process of this practice like insulting god and inverting his name (as would the thing be said about inverting the cross or the pentagram), and that it is malevolent to mankind than it is benevolent. Those who practice it are believed to turn into a state of madness by losing trust in mankind, losing temper through the presence of power, or being possessed by demons, since demons are believed to be short tempered beings, and being such that they might belittle the conjurer and turn them into their slaves. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

From the widespread of conjuration in the area, special television shows and satellite channels have started broadcasting of the subject, where people would call conjurers to aid them by showing them how to make charms and conjure by themselves. though it clearly shows that it is conjuration, the conjurers portray themselves men of religion to trick the weak hearted audience.

Islam had strongly forbidden that with many imams stating that this is more dangerous than going to a conjurer to get service, because it teaches people how to conjure, and by the time the Dajjal (Islam's version of The Beast) arrives at the end of days people would not be able to differentiate between him and Isa (Jesus), as the Dajjal would impose himself as Isa and trick those who are weak in belief. Beast is often a word used to describe a large, often dangerous animal. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Contemporary references

"Conjurer" or "conjuror" is still the term for what is today called an illusionist or magician by its practitioners. In the not too distant past, conjurors where suspected of being capable of using magic power to create their entertaining illusions and even cast spells. Thus they became "magicians" to the general public, who were superstitious, anxious, ill-informed and uncurious. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Gaming

Conjuration is used in many video games, mainly RPGs, where it is usually referred to as Summoning. A notable example is the Final Fantasy franchise which incorporates summoning of monsters to fight alongside the characters. CRPG may refer to: Console role-playing game Computer role-playing game This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

See also

Look up conjuration, summon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Magic (paranormal)

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The Sorceress by John William Waterhouse Magic and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical, paranormal or supernatural means. ...

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