Historiola

For the lost history of Lombard Italy, see Secundus of Trent.

The historiola is a modern term for a kind of incantation incorporating a short mythic story that provides the paradigm for the desired magical action.^{[1] [2]} It can be found in ancient Mesopotamian,^[3] Egyptian^[4] and Greek mythology, in the Aramaic Uruk incantation, incorporated in Mandaean incantations,^[5][6][7] as well as in Jewish kabbalah.^[8][9] There are also Christian examples evoking Christian legends.^[1]