Lives of the Necromancers

"Lives of the Necromancers" by William Godwin begins with an introduction that explains the ways in which superstitions and other mythical beliefs could have originated during the Middle Ages, before the scientific revolution. The book explains many concepts including divination, chiromancy, interpretations of dreams, casting of lots, fairies, Rosicrucianism, oracles and necromancy and how they've persisted throughout history.