[SRS1110] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (44 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

Magick : natural force that can be used and manipulated. Proper training required to use and manipulate it. A neutral force, neither good nor bad. A force in nature that has not yet been discovered by science; it is as real as electricity. We may not completely understand what it is or how it works, but some people who are trained know how to tap into the forces of magick in the universe, and can manipulate it themselves. Occult : hidden; occult knowledge is hidden, except by people who are trained, or have some secret knowledge. Magick , for example, is hidden from those who are not trained in using it. Witch : there are 5 different, unrelated phenomena that get called witchcraft: anthropology small-scale society religions were seen as witchcraft, by ancient anthropologists (mostly white european men) Different religious structures seemed strange = witchcraft.