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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]] ( | * [[Christoph Haizmann]] (1647 – 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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[[Category:Religious Concepts]] | [[Category:Religious Concepts]] | ||
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