Random thought as I procrastinate on my essay: Do you think there are colleges or universities or any other institution of higher learning in Azeroth that *don’t* teach magic? Are there schools that exclusively teach non-magical things like history, philosophy, or science?
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We see books of all shapes and sizes as doodads in WoW, so maybe illiteracy isn't the mode here as readily as it was in the Real, but certainly something to consider.
That is very true. I suppose I should amend my previous statement to say learned people in terms of literacy and scholarship (as opposed to craftsmanship) might have commonly been assumed to be magic users in some capacity.
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This actually parallels quite well with how religious people have been regarded across our real world's history, now that I think about it. Knowledge has often been considered the gateway to higher powers (just as how Catholic clergymen were the only ones who could speak Latin)
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Weeeellllll... Latin was the "common" tongue (common in availability, not usage) that transcended national/tribal/ethnic borders from Rome to the Reformation - and the Catholic Church made VERY few changes until then.
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I would consider the Archaeologists to be "learned" men and women without studying magic. But since "magic" permeates almost every aspect of Azeroth, it's hard to say that anyone could completely avoid it. Even warriors cast "spells" in combat.
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