The futile practices of enchanters, wizards, magicians, and sorcerers, derived from ancient superstitions, include useless incantations for protection against spirits. [1]
Magic practiced with wands, medicine rituals, and incantations often involved practitioners working unclothed and women outnumbered men among primitive magicians. [2]
The highly magical word combinations of incantations evolved into prayers, as prayer gradually displaced magic in the ritual of chants and magical dances. [3]