History Main / ReligionIsMagic

* The whole point of RealLife syncretic practices like ''santeria'' and curanderismo, and some aspects of hoodoo and other kinds of folk magic. A lot more common than you'd think. A botánica is present in most cities with a sizable Latino population.

* Holy objects have been ascribed magical or miraculous powers by early Christians and the Catholic Church. Such objects include the HolyGrail, TheSpearOfDestiny, pieces of the True Cross, and body parts of saints.
** Franchise/IndianaJones goes after the [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade Holy Grail]]--as well as the [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Ark of the Covenant]], a mystical/sacred artifact in the Judaic tradition, and thus in the Christian tradition as well.

** In most settings, light and [[WhiteMage healing magic]] are said to originate from clerics, bishops, and priests invoking the power of and worshipping the respective gods or holy beings of their setting.[[note]]Naga for Archanea, Jugdral, and Ylisse, Mila for Valentia, Ashera for Tellius, [[spoiler:Sothis]] for Fódlan, etc.[[/note]] Elemental and dark magic ordinarily do not have this requirement.[[note]]Elemental magic originates from intangible spirits of the elements that an elemental mage channels, while dark magic is based on gaining forbidden, dangerous knowledge.[[/note]]

* In ''Literature/MonsterHunterInternational'' all teams have at least one person of devout faith for dealing with those monsters, such as vampires, affected by faith. So far they've had a Mormon, a Baptist, and an orc shamaness who is also a powerful healer.

* Also of mention from Eddings is ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', in which most people with the ability known as sorcery attain it through religious service, most notably the Grolims serving [[BigBad Torak]]. Actually using sorcery requires practice and study and is more akin to a science, but having the ability in the first place seems to usually require the patronage of a god. On the other hand, there are some people who manifest the ability spontaneously.

* ''Manga/TimeStopBrave'': Worshiping a deity grants a branch of magic. For example, worshiping the earth goddess Entoura grants DishingOutDirt powers, worshiping the goddess of the netherworld Lavas grants necromancy powers, and worshiping the goddess of life and light Isawera grants holy powers.

* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Super Best Friends" where the gods/figureheads of several major religions are shown to have Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}-type superpowers.

* ''Literature/TheQueenOfIeflaria'': Magic is considered a gift from the Goddess of Magic, Talcia. Its lack in Ieflaria is a result of Ieflarians worshiping Talcia less, since she grants it through kissing people personally (usually as babies, but sometimes adults too). Some more specific magical gifts though are from Inthi (fire or metal work) and Adranus (healing) however.

* Franchise/SpiderMan foe Kraven the Hunter's former lover, the now-deceased Calypso, was a rather memorable villain herself and a practitioner of ''voodoo'', who clearly could use black magic, apparently having [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed her younger sister]] to gain unholy powers. Mostly she was able to charm and enchant victims (including the Lizard, who she used as an UnwittingPawn, and made his regeneration powers [[TookALevelInBadass far more potent]] in the process) and after her first apparent death, she possessed Gloria Grant, using her to perform some unholy ritual to restore her own body to life. [[spoiler:(Hasn't been able to do the same thing twice, apparently, as she was murdered by Kraven's son Alyosha.)]]

* ''Literature/TheQueenOfIeflaria'': Magic is considered a gift from the Goddess of Magic, Talcia. Its lack in Ieflaria is ascribed to Ieflarians worshiping Talcia less.