I am going to drop out of the vocabulary discussion, and arguments about whose definition of �ceremony� is more correct, with a simple observation.
Whereas the dominant paradigm of western material rationalism disbelieves,
denies, derides and ridicules the spiritual concept which may be called
�magic� (or miracles, etc.) this paradigm is not all-pervasive in the
western world, and in most of the non-Western world is not even the
dominant one.
But this list is a Gloranthan list and I for one have zero desire to make it into a battleround of our respective terrestial beliefs.
That said, you have to be using the words on this list, discussing
Glorantha, in their Gloranthan context. Glorantha is a magical world, as
we all know. I sincerely doubt anyone thinks of the use of this word,
�magic,� to be the common modern use of prestidigitation or slight of
hand. Similiarly, �myth� is generally used in the modern secular society
to mean �falsehood,� but that is only one possible meaning, and I do not
think that members of this list any longer use the term to mean that.
Same with�ceremony.� This is a Gloranthan list, and we are discussing Glorantha, and ceremonies are used to make magic.
--Greg Stafford
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