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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025.. › Religious affiliation in Iceland (2023) Church of Iceland (Lutheran) (58.61%) Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík (2.57%) Free Lutheran Church in Hafnarfjörður (1.94%) Independent Lutheran Congregation (0.82%) Catholic Church (3.83%) Other Christian denominations (1.78%) Heathenism ...
The Norse settlers had the álfar, the Irish slaves had the hill fairies or the Good People. Over time, they became two different beings, but really they are two different sets of folklore that mean the same thing." [12] Precursors to elves/hidden people can be found in the writings of Snorri Sturluson [13] and in skaldic verse. [14]
The neopagan leader Jörmundur Ingi Hansen explains it from a pagan cosmological viewpoint; he says the term huldufólk—hidden people—emerged as a euphemism because the word "elves" has a stronger religious connotation. Iceland's former president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir says she thinks the belief in elves and ghosts is strong in Iceland ...
Icelandic people by religion (5 C) * Iceland religion-related lists (2 P) B. Buddhism in Iceland (2 P) C. Christianity in Iceland (11 C, 5 P) H. History of religion ...
Freedom of religion in Iceland is guaranteed by the 64th article of the Constitution of Iceland. However at the same time the 62nd article states that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the national church (þjóðkirkja) [ 1 ] and the national curriculum places emphasis on Christian studies.
In a 2004 survey, 69.3% of Icelanders said they were religious, whereas 19.1% said they were not religious and 11.6% said they could not say whether or not they were religious. [27] Moreover, when asked to select a statement that best represented their opinion, 19.7% said that it is impossible to know whether or not god exists and 26.2% said ...
On March 8, 2021, Iceland formally recognised Judaism as a religion for the first time. Iceland's Jews will have the choice to register as such and direct their taxes to their own religion. Among other benefits, the recognition will also allow Jewish marriage, baby-naming and funeral ceremonies to be civilly recognised. [242]
Iceland has full Internet freedom, academic freedom, freedom of assembly and association, and freedom of religion. There is also full freedom of movement within the country, freedom to travel abroad, to move out of the country and move back. Iceland accepts refugees; forced exile is illegal. [1]