Forbidden Rites: A Necromancerвђ™s Manual Of The ... May 2026

Procedures used to gain secret knowledge, find missing property, or identify thieves. Historical Significance

The manual is not a systematic treatise but a "miscellany" or scrapbook of magical practices. Kieckhefer divides the rituals into three primary categories: Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer’s Manual of the ...

The book is part of the Magic in History series and is available through major retailers: Procedures used to gain secret knowledge, find missing

The text draws from a variety of traditions, including Christian, Jewish, and Arabic astral magic , demonstrating the fluidity of medieval mystical thought. Spells intended to create phantasms, such as phantom

Spells intended to create phantasms, such as phantom banquets or castles in the air.

Rituals aimed at influencing the minds of others, often to gain love or cause hatred.

The manuscript was likely compiled by a member of the lower clergy who possessed the necessary Latin literacy and knowledge of church liturgy.