Magic, Witchcraft, Pagans & Christians: A Study in the Suppression of Belief and the Rise of ChristianityIt was perhaps the most pivotal event in the worlds history that the age old practice of magic was destroyed by a religion which would eventually dominate a large portion of the world and wield an incredible amount of power. Such an event was not a sudden thing. Laws were enacted in ancient Babylon to control black witchcraft and magic. The same incantations and spells used by black witches were not only allowed but encouraged when performed by