Forbidden Rites: A Necromancerвђ™s Manual Of The ... -

, authored by Richard Kieckhefer , is an academic study and edition of a unique 15th-century Latin manuscript (Clm 849) found in the Bavarian State Library in Munich. The book provides a rare, detailed look into the "clerical underworld" of the Middle Ages, where educated clerics adapted orthodox religious rituals for illicit magical purposes. Core Content and Structure

Rituals aimed at influencing the minds of others, often to gain love or cause hatred. Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer’s Manual of the ...

The manuscript was likely compiled by a member of the lower clergy who possessed the necessary Latin literacy and knowledge of church liturgy. , authored by Richard Kieckhefer , is an