SRS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Aleister Crowley, Occult, Lebensborn

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

Document Summary

Myth is a story or example believed as true from a religion or culture group (usually an origin story) Myth comes from the greek world muthos" which means word: Muthos are not literal words, they are metaphors, open to interpretation. Logos are literal words, no room for interpretation. Legends: stories that may or may not be believed. Fairy tales: stories that start with once upon a time". Occult: means hidden. it is hidden knowledge like the mark on the chocolate bar or soft drinks (mc- montreal kosher, cor 34) Magic: (different from magick), stage magic, sleight of hand, entertainment, etc. Magic(k): one most talked about in this course, where you change things or put a spell on someone. Culture: what anthropologists study. groups of people, it is the proper life and what your culture teaches you. We all have at least one culture, but you can have more than one. eg. i am dutch= culture.