Historical background of the necromancer

In the cultural history of China, China people in Shang and Zhou Dynasties did not have the concept of immortality, nor did they have the concept of reincarnation advocated by Buddhism. But people at that time also thought that people would become dead after death and their identity would continue in the underworld. Therefore, they believe that after death, the soul continues to care about things that affect the world, which leads to the popularity of divination and burial concepts.

In western culture, there is a long tradition of worshipping the dead, so the soul of death exists in people's ideas. It can be seen from the Hebrew scripture of the Bible (the Old Testament) that although the ancient Israelis did not believe in ghosts and the gods of Israel told them not to worship the dead, many countries in ancient Asia worshipped the dead, and psychic communication was also common. Asking god to death is a necessary procedure for all countries to engage in war contracts.

In addition, the idea of the existence of the dead can be found in Hinduism, Shintoism and Islam developed in the later period.