black magic

The men were opposed to Mr Uddin’s practice of Ruqyah, a form of exorcism which is regarded by some as “black magic”, said Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry.

And in a significant departure, Wainwright dabbles in the supernatural: Her heroine, the commoner Nell Jackson, can summon otherworldly strength and agility to battle the black magic wielded by her higher-born foes.

They’re snared or poisoned not only in retaliation for preying on livestock but also because they’re considered vermin and purveyors of black magic.

Ella asked, wondering if he used the black magic oil her papa did.

There’s something darkly compelling about watching someone discard the rules and norms that limit the rest of us, as if imperviousness to shame were a form of black magic.