Alternatively known as Nagomancy, Negromancy, Nigromancy, and
Necromancy. The art and practice of divining the future by the
summoning, communication, and/or the aid of the dead. This is
one of the claimed black arts practiced by witches and
magicians. The practice of Necyomancy can be traced to ancient
Greece, Rome, and Persia. An ancient Greek spell calls upon the
powers of the mighty Kore, Persephone, Ereshkigal, Adonis,
Hermes and Thoth, to bind the dead, and the Greek geographer and
historian Strabo refers to Necyomancy as the principal form of
divination amongst the people of Persia. Necromancy was also
widely used by diviners, occultists, and magicians of the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance. The classic case of Necyomancy is the
Witch of Endor, described in the Bible (1 Samuel 28), who
summoned the spirit of Samuel in the presence of Saul. This
biblical episode was widely accepted as irrefutable evidence for
the existence of witchcraft. Also in the Bible, specifically in
Deuteronomy 18:9-12, the Israel