Necromancy

Sometimes confused with "resurrection", Necromancy is a term used to describe the ability of some characters to summon the spirits of the deceased, summon the demons and/or summon the dead. Necromancy is a form of divination and therefore can often be misunderstood as 'voodoo' or occultism. Necromancy differs from these forms of physical magic due to it's direct influence without ritual.

Necromancy can sometimes be confused with Summoning which is the act of bringing something somewhere else to a different spot. Necromancy reanimates the dead. It can also be confused with Resurrection which may cause someone to be born anew or in a new body. Necromany is the action of animating the dead as is.

See also:

• Occultism
• Magic
• Resurrection
• Summoning