Thinking about it, the Pasifika term "mana" has been ganked really badly by Western fantasy to mean "magical electric charge" and it... doesn't really mean that Again, because ancient peoples didn't draw this modern divide between "magic" and "non-magic" kinds of "power"https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1302402100341559296 …
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It's very similar to the Greek term "charisma", which in Christian tradition can mean supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit like faith healing and so on, but also does mean what we use it for now -- just the ability to speak well and make people like you
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I mean that applies to most of the terms being used for fantasy stuff. Magus comes to mind.
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One must also note that Mana in that sense was also normally considered an inborn trait. not something you could acquire normally.
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Mana is also used in the Old Testament to describe heaven sent sustenance (when Jews were in Exodus) so maybe this is etymological convergence
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It really doesn't mean the same thing
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