RELIG274 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prisca Theologia, Hermes Trismegistus, Egyptomania

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG274
• Professor: James White

Document Summary

Occult: latin occultus (hidden: beyond the range of ordinary knowledge; mysterious, secret, disclosed or communicated only to the initiated, of or pertaining to magic, astrology, and other alleged sciences claiming use or knowledge of secret, mysterious, or supernatural. Hoc est corpus meum: this is my body. Neo-paganism: a modern religious movement that seeks to incorporate beliefs or ritual practices from traditions outside the main world religions, especially those of pre-christian europe and north america. Anomalous: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. Esoterisism: (greek esoterikos- private, inward) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. Egyptomania: define the recurring. fascination with ancient egypt in. Hermeticism: a religious, philosophical, and esoteric tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to hermes trismegistus. Prisca theologia: is the doctrine that asserts that a single, true theology exists, which threads through all religions, and which was given by god to man in antiquity.