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For some pagan groups, ethnicity is central to their religion, and some restrict membership to a single ethnic group. [49] Some critics have described this approach as a form of racism. [49] Other pagan groups allow people of any ethnicity, on the view that the gods and goddesses of a particular region can call anyone to their form of worship. [50]
Modern pagan organizations by country (11 C) Modern pagans by nationality (34 C) * Slavic Native Faith by country (3 P) Wicca by country (4 C) A.
Pre-World War II neopagan or proto-neopagan groups, growing out of occultism and/or Romanticism (Mediterranean revival, Viking revival, Celtic revival, etc.). Druidry (modern) Ancient Order of Druids (1781)
Modern paganism by country (29 C, 5 P) F. Finnish paganism (2 C, 6 P) L. Paganism in Lithuania (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Paganism by country"
A marble statue of Jupiter, king of the Roman gods. Paganism (from Latin pāgānus 'rural', 'rustic', later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, [1] or ethnic religions other than Judaism.
Strmiska's "Comparative Perspectives" In his opening chapter, which shares its name with the book, Michael Strmiska discusses the significance of Paganism to the contemporary world, although notes that this volume deals specifically with the movement in Europe and North America, "in the belief that this regional focus provides a coherent frame of discussion with a number of intriguing ...
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The right half of the front panel of the 7th-century Franks Casket, depicting the Anglo-Saxon (and wider Germanic) legend of Wayland the Smith. Anglo-Saxon paganism, sometimes termed Anglo-Saxon heathenism, Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian religion, Anglo-Saxon traditional religion, or Anglo-Saxon polytheism refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th ...