SRS 1110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Allister, The Burning Times, Toothpick

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

Document Summary

Witchcraft 1110b highlights mean they will be on the exam. Classical meaning is to be hidden from most people aside from the special few. This meaning created the negative idea that occult is a bad thing. Cor- (an example of occult information) on food/ drink showing that it is a kosher product. Magic- visual tricks, stage entertainment, sleight of the hand/ trick of the mind. A natural force in the world that is always present and anyone can use/ channel it. You don"t see it but you do see its effects. Much like electricity, it is just a force not good or bad it just depends on how you use it. Witchcraft- the skills and practises of being a witch. 5 things unrelated to witchcraft: anthropology- the study of humans. Shamen- someone who masters/ guides spirits: historical- witchcraze/ burning time (late 1500s, early 1600s not medieval times)