SRS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Witch Doctor

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

Document Summary

Hidden unless one has the right knowledge or the right learning, regardless of what the knowledge is. The information is dangerous in the hands of some. *the k was added to the end of magik to designate the occult while the c is used to signify entertainment. Magic is a natural force in the world that is present at all times but many don"t see it. Do not use the terms black & white magik dichotomy comes from deep seeded racism implying that white is better than black. Witch: 5 distinct & different phenom which get called witch or witch craft: anthropological, historical, religions (ist, feminist / goddess worship, satan / satanic. Any religious practice that was foreign to the original anthropologist was considered witchcraft. *witch doctor shaman (tongus people from siberia) one who masters or controls spirits. 1600- 1700 in mostly western europe the hunt for anyone believed to be serving the devil.