Indo-European Mythology 1

  1. List and discuss the major primary sources for the mythology of three Indo-European cultures, including their dates of origin and authorship (if known). Discuss any important factors that may cause problems in interpreting these sources, such as the existence of multiple revisions, or the presence of Christian or other outside influences in surviving texts. (minimum 300 words)

Magic 1

1)      Discuss the importance of the action of the magico-religious function as it is seen within the context of general Indo-European culture. (minimum 100 words)
 

Trance 1

  1. Define the following terms in your own words: "Trance," "meditation," and "hypnosis." (min. 25 words per definition, dictionary definition does not count toward final word count.)

Trance

Magic 2

  1. Describe the difference between a "magical" ritual and a "religious" ritual, including if there is a difference and why there is or is not. (min. 150 words)

Bonewits defines magic as:

Liturgy 1

  1. Describe the purpose and function of ritual. (minimum 300 words)

There are many purposes and functions of our rituals.  One of the main reasons we do what we do is so that we can enter into and continue relationships with the kindred.  Most of our rituals tend to work on our relationship with the Shining Ones, but we can design our works to build the relationships with the Ancestors or Land Spirits (Corrigan, The Intentions of Drudic Ritual). 

Indo-European Studies 1

1.      Describe several of the factors that define a culture as Indo-European and how those defining factors are useful in understanding that culture. (minimum 300 words)

The overall characteristic of all IE cultures is that they all share a common root language.  Since language comes from people, it also comes with customs, values, myths, social structure, etc of that people.  As a result, the IE cultures share similar social structures and myths along with related languages.

IE Language

  1. Compare and contrast the language you have chosen to study and your native language (and any other languages you have studied, if you like). Consider each languages' syntax and grammar, as well as vocabulary matters, such as cognates, derivatives or borrowed words. (minimum 300 words)

The language I have decided to study is modern Icelandic.  While studying Icelandic, I have found that the overall syntax is familiar to me as a speaker of English.  There are differences though.