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  • Spell
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    SPELL word, formula, or incantation believed to have magical powers. The spell can be used for evil or good ends; if evil, it...technique of sorcery. Many authorities believe that the spell was the precursor of prayer. In Teutonic lore...
     
  • Magic , in Religion and Superstition
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...depend on the proper use of both the ritual and the spell. The spell, or incantation, is the core of the magical ceremony...magic. White magic is characterized by those rites and spells designed to produce beneficial effects for the community...
     
  • Incantation
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...normally an invocation to beneficent supernatural spirits for aid, protection, or inspiration. It may also serve as a charm or spell to ward off the effects of evil spirits. In black magic an incantation may be the means of summoning or materializing the powers...
     
  • Sorcery
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    SORCERY see incantation ; magic ; spell ; witchcraft . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
     
  • Ussachevsky, Vladimir
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...and much film music. In a series of works written between 1961 and 1973, including Creation Prologue (1961) and Epilogue "Spell of Creation" (1971), he combined choruses with electronic tape. ____________________ Copyright 2009...
     

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