Re: [WorldofGlorantha] Abiding Book

In message <177dc5fd0707120204l7ca28fbbk42a715296fb22797_at_xd5tL-riDOiznSVVaGRKLz5xf3h8LHk_cAwTkwXNkc2HPylsFIfOWuA.yahoo.invalid> "John Machin" writes:
>On 12/07/07, Greg Stafford <Greg_at_zqv09vSVk9YqX0KPlg7ENVh8FAnPGbYt3SFHN1YfqlaScnxlu9f-oU8Ax4L77a42Dx2HF1R_zs.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>> No, most of the Western churches donot forbid the use of proper (ie,
>> sorcerous/wizardly) magic. In fact, most of them would encourage such,
>> as long as it is the "correct kind," where correct = "as our church
>> does it."
>
>Would this be like making sure the filioque is in every incantation
>(or that sort of thing...), or is it more prescriptive in what is
>"correct" magically?

I'd say it varies from school to school. At one extreme there will be precise rules on acceptable magic - step outside those and it's a matter for the inquisition. At the other a brief prayer is all that's needed to show your piety. Of course the latter schools are more vunerable to accusations of sorcery.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/