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===High and low=== Historians and anthropologists have distinguished between practitioners who engage in high magic, and those who engage in [[low magic]].{{sfn|Bailey|2018|p=40}} High magic, also known as [[theurgy]] and [[ceremonial magic|ceremonial]] or ritual magic, is more complex, involving lengthy and detailed rituals as well as sophisticated, sometimes expensive, paraphernalia.{{sfn|Bailey|2018|p=40}} Low magic and [[natural magic]] are associated with peasants and folklore{{sfn|Greenwood|2000|p=7}} with simpler rituals such as brief, spoken spells.{{sfn|Bailey|2018|p=40}} Low magic is also closely associated with [[Goetia|sorcery]] and [[witchcraft]].{{sfn|Russell|1972|pp=6β7}} Anthropologist Susan Greenwood writes that "Since the Renaissance, high magic has been concerned with drawing down forces and energies from heaven" and achieving unity with divinity.{{sfn|Greenwood|2000|p=6}} High magic is usually performed indoors while witchcraft is often performed outdoors.{{sfn|Greenwood|2000|p=89}}
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