Yinko
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In the history of European magic there are generally three types.Its litterally a romanticization of whoring yourself to the devil for magic powers.
The type you are thinking of are basically Satanists, in every religion, ideology or culture a tiny minority with go towards the opposite of what people say to do and dive head-first into it. But they are blessedly rare, in actual history a lot of these Satanists were monks.
You also have the type that are basically Christian wizards. They use the names of God and angels in order to enslave demons and perform miracles. This are what most Grimoires are and is the basis for most of the European magic tradition.
Last you have the pagan remnants that mostly survived as various forms of folk-magic. Small practices that peasants all over Europe did as just a part of their culture, but which certain members excelled at. This is the basis for most neo-Witch and neo-Paganism.