Witchcraft (also called
witchery or
spellcraft) is the use of
magical [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill"]
faculties[/ame], most commonly for religious, divinatory or medicinal purposes.
[1] This may take many forms depending on cultural context.
The belief in and the practice of magic has been present since the earliest human cultures and continues to have an important religious and medicinal role in many cultures today