Week 4 Discussion Questions
Week 4 Discussion Questions
Completion requirements
Choose one spell recipe or executed example from the Greek Magical Papyri or the collections of Ogden and Gager, and analyze it according to our standard discussion questions:
Questions for discussion
- What – what is the magical ritual or object
- Who – who is performing the ritual, using the magical thing?
- Where – where or when does the ritual take place? where is the object used?
- Why – what is the motivation for the use of magic? what does the practitioner hope to achieve?
- How – how does the effect work? what is the source of the power? by what means does it operate? difference between perspective of practitioner and modern analyst?
Grading method: Highest grade