An act of employing sorcery (the use of power gained from the assistance or control of spirits), especially with malevolent intent, and the exercise of supernatural powers and alleged intercourse with the devil or a familiar. (From Webster, 3d ed)
    

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A wizard and his accomplice performing incantations in a forest during a full moon. Etching by S. Palmer and A.H. Palmer.

Protection against witchcraft and demons through the name and attributes of Jesus Christ. Woodcuts and letterpress, 159-.

A Zulu medicine man dancing in order to detect which one of the women seated around them has bewitched their ruler. Gouache by W.R.S. Stott, 1928.

The witch of Endor conjures the ghost of Samuel; Saul bows before him on the right. Etching, 18th century.

A traveller being entranced by a witch disguised as a beautiful woman in the Alps. Engraving by T. Stocks after F. Meadows.

Der Thüringer Kräutergarten : von Heilkräutern, Hexen und Buckelapothekern / Otto Ludwig ; durchgesehen und überarbeitet von Michael Gutheil und Eberhard Mey.

A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

Der Hexengarten : die Zauberkräuter des Mittelalters und ihre Wirkung / Harold A. Hansen.

La sorcellerie des campagnes / Charles Lancelin.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

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Der Thüringer Kräutergarten : von Heilkräutern, Hexen und Buckelapothekern / Otto Ludwig ; durchgesehen und überarbeitet von Michael Gutheil und Eberhard Mey.

A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

Der Hexengarten : die Zauberkräuter des Mittelalters und ihre Wirkung / Harold A. Hansen.

La sorcellerie des campagnes / Charles Lancelin.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].