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- From: dvg%cresmoon@wolves.durham.nc.us (Dave Gunter)
- Newsgroups: alt.pagan
- Subject: Re: Nomenclature./Men are Not witches!
- Message-ID: <aPR6VB1w165w@cresmoon.UUCP>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 00:39:57 GMT
- References: <Rq94VB1w165w@circle.raleigh.nc.us>
- Organization: None that I'll admit to!
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- lance@Circle.Raleigh.NC.US (Lance A. Brown) writes:
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- > tedr@athena.cs.uga.edu (Ted Kalivoda) writes:
- > > Okay, let's clear the air on this one. Since when were men called witches?
- > > The correct terminology for a man who endeavors to engage in magical
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Ahem. By who's definition (other than your own) ?
-
- > > practices is "Warlock". The more gender nuetral term would be
- > > "Necromancer". If I practiced magic, I surely wouldn't want to be called a
- > > witch. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- From the context of your statement, I assume that you don't practice magick.
- That seems to detract just a bit from your authority to provide us with
- the "correct terminology". And BTW, why wouldn't you want to be called a
- witch? Does it have a female gender connotation that bothers you?
-
- > Respectfully, phooey!
- >
- > Each person can call themselves what they like. I too am a man and very
- > MUCH a witch.
-
- I agree with Lance on this one. As to the word "warlock", some sources
- attribute it to an old Anglo-Saxon word "waerloga" meaning a traitor,
- deceiver, or liar.
-
- > Lance
- >
- > --
- > The Full Circle
- > Domain: lance@circle.raleigh.nc.us (Lance A. Brown) [ preferred ]
- > Bangs: ...!wolves!circle!lance
-
- - Dave
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