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	The ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' discusses several alleged instances of pacts with the Devil, especially concerning women. It was considered that all [[witch]]es and [[warlock]]s had made a pact with one of the [[demon]]s, usually [[Satan]].		The ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' discusses several alleged instances of pacts with the Devil, especially concerning women. It was considered that all [[witch]]es and [[warlock]]s had made a pact with one of the [[demon]]s, usually [[Satan]].

	According to the 1580 book about [[witch]]es, ''De la démonomanie des sorciers'', the fundamental definition of a [[witch]] is someone who makes a pact with [[the Devil]].		According to the 1580 book about [[witch]]es, ''[[De la démonomanie des sorciers]]'', the fundamental definition of a [[witch]] is someone who makes a pact with [[the Devil]].

	According to some branches of demonology, there is a specific month, day of the week, and hour to call each demon, so the invocation for a pact has to be done at the right time. Also, as each demon has a specific function, a certain demon is invoked depending on what the conjurer is going to ask.		According to some branches of demonology, there is a specific month, day of the week, and hour to call each demon, so the invocation for a pact has to be done at the right time. Also, as each demon has a specific function, a certain demon is invoked depending on what the conjurer is going to ask.

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	The ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' discusses several alleged instances of pacts with the Devil, especially concerning women. It was considered that all [[witch]]es and [[warlock]]s had made a pact with one of the [[demon]]s, usually [[Satan]].		The ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' discusses several alleged instances of pacts with the Devil, especially concerning women. It was considered that all [[witch]]es and [[warlock]]s had made a pact with one of the [[demon]]s, usually [[Satan]].

			According to the 1580 book about [[witch]]es, ''De la démonomanie des sorciers'', the fundamental definition of a [[witch]] is someone who makes a pact with [[the Devil]].

	According to some branches of demonology, there is a specific month, day of the week, and hour to call each demon, so the invocation for a pact has to be done at the right time. Also, as each demon has a specific function, a certain demon is invoked depending on what the conjurer is going to ask.		According to some branches of demonology, there is a specific month, day of the week, and hour to call each demon, so the invocation for a pact has to be done at the right time. Also, as each demon has a specific function, a certain demon is invoked depending on what the conjurer is going to ask.

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	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	The concept of making a deal with the Devil has often served as a metaphorical story to warn against the dangers of chasing money, fame, or immortality above all else. These stories often involve the individual making the pact being outwitted by the Devil and being forced into [[Hell]].		The concept of making a deal with [[the Devil]] has often served as a metaphorical story to warn against the dangers of chasing money, fame, or immortality above all else. These stories often involve the individual making the pact being outwitted by the Devil and being forced into [[Hell]].

	* ''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus'', by Christopher Marlowe (1592)		* ''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus'', by Christopher Marlowe (1592)

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	* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1647 – 1700)		* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1647 – 1700)
	* [[Rebecca Nurse]] (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692)		* [[Rebecca Nurse]] (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692)
	* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.		* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met [[Satan]] at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==

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	==Actual diabolical pacts==		==Actual diabolical pacts==
			[[File:Haizmann-Pact.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Copy of a diabolical pact written in blood by Christoph Haizmann in 1669.]]
	A diabolical pact can be either oral or written. An oral pact may be made by means of invocations, conjurations, or rituals to attract the demon; once the conjurer thinks the demon is present, they ask for the wanted favor and offer their soul in exchange, and no evidence is left of the pact. A written pact consists in the same forms of attracting the demon, but includes a written act, usually signed with the conjurer's blood (although sometimes it was also alleged that the whole act had to be written with blood; meanwhile some demonologists defended the idea of using red ink instead of blood and others suggested the use of animal blood instead of human blood).		A diabolical pact can be either oral or written. An oral pact may be made by means of invocations, conjurations, or rituals to attract the demon; once the conjurer thinks the demon is present, they ask for the wanted favor and offer their soul in exchange, and no evidence is left of the pact. A written pact consists in the same forms of attracting the demon, but includes a written act, usually signed with the conjurer's blood (although sometimes it was also alleged that the whole act had to be written with blood; meanwhile some demonologists defended the idea of using red ink instead of blood and others suggested the use of animal blood instead of human blood).

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	* [[Johann Georg Faust]] (1466/80 – 1541)		* [[Johann Georg Faust]] (1466/80 – 1541)
	* [[Urbain Grandier]] (1590 – 1634)		* [[Urbain Grandier]] (1590 – 1634)
	* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (~~1651/2~~ – 1700)		* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1647 – 1700)
	* [[Rebecca Nurse]] (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692)		* [[Rebecca Nurse]] (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692)
	* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.		* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.

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	* [[Urbain Grandier]] (1590 – 1634)		* [[Urbain Grandier]] (1590 – 1634)
	* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1651/2 – 1700)		* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1651/2 – 1700)
			* [[Rebecca Nurse]] (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692)
	* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.		* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.

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[[File:Urbain Pact1.jpg|300px|thumb|Diabolical pact written by Urbain Grandier, presented at his trial.]]
A '''diabolical pact''', popularly known as a '''deal with the Devil''', is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of [[Johann Georg Faust]] and the [[demon]] Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many [[Christianity|Christian]] traditions.

==In Christianity==
According to traditional Christian beliefs about [[witchcraft]], the pact is between a person and [[the Devil]] or another demon, trading a soul for diabolical favors, which vary by the tale, but tend to include youth, knowledge, wealth, fame and power.

Pacts with the Devil were a feature of early Christian [[witch-hunt]]s. [[Inquisition|Inquisitors]] often accused suspected [[witch]]es of making a pact, promising they will kill children or consecrate them to the Devil at the moment of birth (many midwives were accused of this, due to the number of children who died at birth in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance), take part in Witches' Sabbaths, have sexual relations with demons, and sometimes engender children from a succubus, or an incubus in the case of women.

According to some witch trials, an oral pact left evidence in the form of the "Witches' mark," an indelible mark where the marked person had been touched by the devil to seal the pact. The mark could be used as a proof to determine that the pact was made. It was also believed that on the spot where the mark was left, the marked person could feel no pain.

In the [[Bible]], [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] is offered a series of bargains by the Devil, in which he is promised worldly riches and glory in exchange for serving the Devil rather than [[Yahweh|God]]. Upon rejecting the Devil's overtures, he embarks on his travels as the Messiah.

==Actual diabolical pacts==
A diabolical pact can be either oral or written. An oral pact may be made by means of invocations, conjurations, or rituals to attract the demon; once the conjurer thinks the demon is present, they ask for the wanted favor and offer their soul in exchange, and no evidence is left of the pact. A written pact consists in the same forms of attracting the demon, but includes a written act, usually signed with the conjurer's blood (although sometimes it was also alleged that the whole act had to be written with blood; meanwhile some demonologists defended the idea of using red ink instead of blood and others suggested the use of animal blood instead of human blood).

These acts present themselves as diabolical pacts, though there is not always certainty of a [[magician]]'s authentic sanity. Usually the acts included strange characters that were said to be the signature of a demon, and each one had his own signature or seal.

==Textual history==
Books like the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' and ''[[The Grand Grimoire]]'' give a detailed list of these demon seals, also called as diabolical signatures.

The ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' discusses several alleged instances of pacts with the Devil, especially concerning women. It was considered that all [[witch]]es and [[warlock]]s had made a pact with one of the [[demon]]s, usually [[Satan]].

According to some branches of demonology, there is a specific month, day of the week, and hour to call each demon, so the invocation for a pact has to be done at the right time. Also, as each demon has a specific function, a certain demon is invoked depending on what the conjurer is going to ask.

==Persons said to have formed a pact with the Devil==
* [[Johann Georg Faust]] (1466/80 – 1541)
* [[Urbain Grandier]] (1590 – 1634)
* [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1651/2 – 1700)
* Robert Johnson (8 May 1911 – 16 August 1938), a blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.

==In popular culture==
The concept of making a deal with the Devil has often served as a metaphorical story to warn against the dangers of chasing money, fame, or immortality above all else. These stories often involve the individual making the pact being outwitted by the Devil and being forced into [[Hell]].

* ''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus'', by Christopher Marlowe (1592)
* ''The Devil's Wager'' by [[Frederick Santee]] (1979)
* ''The Devil Went Down to Georgia'' by The Charlie Daniels Band
* ''[[The Witch]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968)

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