▁the ▁cases ▁of ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁traditional ▁he aler , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁later ▁stage ▁mag icians ▁or ▁ill usion ists , ▁the ▁label ▁of ▁mag ician ▁could ▁become ▁a ▁job ▁description . ▁O thers ▁claim ▁such ▁an ▁identity ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁genu in ely ▁held ▁belief ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁specific ▁unusual ▁powers ▁or ▁tal ents . ▁D ifferent ▁soci eties ▁have ▁different ▁social ▁reg ulations ▁regarding ▁who ▁can ▁take ▁on ▁such ▁a ▁role ; ▁for ▁instance , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁question ▁of ▁famil ial ▁her ed ity , ▁or ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁gender ▁restrictions ▁on ▁who ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁such ▁practices . ▁ ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁personal ▁tra its ▁may ▁be ▁cred ited ▁with ▁giving ▁mag ical ▁power , ▁and ▁frequently ▁they ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁an ▁unusual ▁birth ▁into ▁the ▁world . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁it ▁was ▁believe ▁that ▁a ▁t ált os ok ▁would ▁be ▁born ▁with ▁teeth ▁or ▁an ▁additional ▁finger . ▁In ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe , ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁being ▁born ▁with ▁a ▁ca ul ▁would ▁associate ▁the ▁child ▁with ▁super natural ▁ab ilities . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁a ▁rit ual ▁init iation ▁is ▁required ▁before ▁taking ▁on ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁special ist ▁in ▁such ▁practices , ▁and ▁in ▁others ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁an ▁individual ▁will ▁receive ▁a ▁ment or ship ▁from ▁another ▁special ist . ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁to ▁" cr ud ely ▁divide ▁magic ▁special ists ▁into ▁religious ▁and