More Urbanomancy

[Scott 'Blade' Hamilton]

> While we're on the subject of etymology in the names of 
> magic schools, here's a nit: "-mancy" is for forms of divination, 
> so that "necromancy" is primarily getting information from 
> the dead.  If a school of magic is primarily for DOING stuff, 
> the ending root should probably be "-urgy," from "ergos," work.
> "Theurgy" is "god-work," a fancy name for "white magic," and 
> "thaumaturgy" is "wonder-working," a fancy synonynm for magic 
> in general.  "Demonurgy" is "devil-work," black magic.

This is addressed in the book, I think. It states while etmologically 
wrong, the occult underground uses -mancy in general.

 Blade Hamilton- hamilton at math.grin.edu - http://www.math.grin.edu/~hamilton/
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