EPTthis is kind of just a question answer thing because i'm curious.
[H] The Word "Mana"
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gods_basement
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
Chapter like 4. Expecting SirJolt to weigh in. edit: "Mana is an indigenous Pacific islander concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and (debatably) inanimate objects. The word is a cognate in many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian." | ||
Kipsate
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 MaNa. | ||
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SolHeiM
Sweden1264 Posts
Fucking Google it you fucking.... | ||
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josemb40
Peru611 Posts
Edit: its also a cool mexican band =] | ||
SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4002 Posts
On October 07 2011 07:02 Torte de Lini wrote: University course; Introduction to Anthropology: "In anthropological discourse, mana as a generalized concept is often understood as a precursor to formal religion. It has commonly been interpreted as "the stuff of which magic is formed," as well as the substance of which souls are made." Chapter like 4. Expecting SirJolt to weigh in. edit: "Mana is an indigenous Pacific islander concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and (debatably) inanimate objects. The word is a cognate in many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian." The first place I encountered the general concept (in anthropology) was in Malinowski's Argonauts of the Western Pacific, which is just an amazing ethnography (in many ways, the first modern ethnography) about life in Papua New Guinea. Thoroughly recommended  Similar concepts come up in other anthropological works too, though under different names. Evans Pritchard's Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande is written from Africa, but has some really wonderful writing about the "witchcraft substance" that naturally occurs in the body of the witch or oracle, lending them power and somehow allowing them to send their spirits out of their bodies to work evil. Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic is probably my number one "you should read this just to see how wonderful human beings are" book | ||
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OmniEulogy
Canada6592 Posts
On October 07 2011 07:05 SolHeiM wrote: I found the exact same answer that Torte de Lini did by typing "mana" into Google, and there's no way I can say this without sounding like a dick, but people like you annoy me. Fucking Google it you fucking.... He's asking when it was first used as a word, not what it means. Sadly I have no clue with a specific year / time. my best guess is more than 2000 years ago though lol | ||
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Hnnngg
United States1101 Posts
On October 07 2011 07:34 josemb40 wrote: Mana was the bread that felt from the sky, in the bible Edit: its also a cool mexican band =] That's manna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna | ||
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SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4002 Posts
On October 07 2011 07:54 OmniEulogy wrote: He's asking when it was first used as a word, not what it means. Sadly I have no clue with a specific year / time. my best guess is more than 2000 years ago though lol If he just wants to know the origin, it is a Maori word for a supernatural power which can be transmitted or inherited (as in above examples). From some quick research, it's first recorded use as an imported word was in 1843. | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
Mon-na? Man-na? | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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pyaar
United States423 Posts
On October 07 2011 07:01 gods_basement wrote: In the sense of Magic Points, or other measures of "how many skills can you cast," when was this word first used? It seems that a lot of people refer to this as "mana," but the only historical reference is in the Bible. this is kind of just a question answer thing because i'm curious. I'm pretty sure mana is distinct from manna. Manna is the stuff from the old testament and mana is a concept from an indigenous religion somewhere. edit: this: edit: "Mana is an indigenous Pacific islander concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and (debatably) inanimate objects. The word is a cognate in many Oceanic Last edit: 2011-10-07 07:03:49 languages, including Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian." | ||
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Mr. Wiggles
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kidcrash
United States620 Posts
Dungeon Master for the Atari ST (1987) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_(video_game) | ||
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gods_basement
United States305 Posts
Edit: Sorry for confusing mana and manna. | ||
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Kingsp4de20
United States716 Posts
On October 07 2011 07:05 SolHeiM wrote: I found the exact same answer that Torte de Lini did by typing "mana" into Google, and there's no way I can say this without sounding like a dick, but people like you annoy me. Fucking Google it you fucking.... seriously between youtube and google you can learn anything! | ||
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Starparty
Sweden1963 Posts
On October 07 2011 08:16 Torte de Lini wrote: Man-A maa-na | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
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