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1. Paganism: Paganism is, broadly, a term used to describe religious beliefs that differs from main world religions. They are not a unified religion; "pagan" comes from the Latin pāgānus ("rural, rustic"), used by Christians during the fourth century to describe the ... [100%] 2023-12-10 [Paganism]
2. Paganism: Paganism consists of worshiping something other than God, such as worshiping nature or even NFL football games. Paganism, from Latin paganus, literally means (as a noun) "country dweller." Alternatively, pagan is used as a pejorative to describe anyone not of ... [100%] 2023-02-22 [Paganism]
3. Paganism: Paganism (from classical 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, or ethnic religions other than Christianity. In the time of ... (Religion) [100%] 2023-11-27 [Christian terminology]
4. Paganism: Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller or rustic") is a term that has been used from antiquity to derogatorily denote polytheistic faiths. Since the term was typically used as a blanket statement to circumscribe all non-Christian (or ... [100%] 2023-02-04
5. Paganism: Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller or rustic") is a term that has been used from antiquity to derogatorily denote polytheistic faiths. Since the term was typically used as a blanket statement to circumscribe all non-Christian (or ... [100%] 2023-02-03
6. Paganism: Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a derogatory term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. In the time ... (Polytheistic religious groups) [100%] 2024-05-21 [Paganism] [Christian terminology]...
7. Italian Paganism: Italic Paganism or Italic polytheism is the different traditions and pagan practices based only around divine pantheons and folk magic of Italic populations. It is based upon Cultus Deorum Romanorum (Cult of the Roman Gods) and the Vecchia Religione traditions. [70%] 2024-12-06 [Polytheism] [Traditions]...
8. Christianity and Paganism: Paganism is commonly used to refer to various, largely unconnected religions that existed during Antiquity and the Middle Ages, such as the Greco-Roman religions of the Roman Empire, including the Roman imperial cult, the various mystery religions, monotheistic religions ... (Religion) [57%] 2023-12-12 [Ancient Christian controversies]
9. Paganism in Middle-earth: Scholars have identified numerous themes in J. R. (Paganism in the literature of Tolkien) [57%] 2023-12-16 [Middle-earth themes] [Paganism in literature]...
10. Criticism of modern Paganism: Modern Paganism, also known as Contemporary Paganism and Neopaganism, is a collective term for religious movements which are influenced by or derived from the various historical pagan beliefs of pre-modern peoples. Although they share similarities, contemporary Pagan religious movements ... (Philosophy) [50%] 2023-12-04 [Criticism of religion]
11. Criticism of modern Paganism: Modern Paganism, also known as Contemporary Paganism and Neopaganism, is a collective term for religious movements which are influenced by or derived from the various historical pagan beliefs of pre-modern peoples. Although they share similarities, contemporary Pagan religious movements ... (Religion) [50%] 2023-12-10 [Criticism of religion]
12. Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives is an academic anthology edited by the American religious studies scholar Michael F. Strmiska which was published by ABC-CLIO in 2005. [44%] 2023-12-10 [2005 non-fiction books] [Religious studies books]...
13. Modern Paganism and New Age: Modern Paganism and New Age are eclectic new religious movements with similar decentralised structures but differences in their views of history, nature, and goals of the practitioner. Modern Pagan movements, which often have roots in 18th- and 19th-century cultural ... (Comparison of modern religious movements) [44%] 2023-12-11 [New Age]
14. Neo-Paganism: Neo-Paganism is a collective term for a wide variety of mostly modern non-Abrahamic religions, with Wicca being the most prominent, along with a large collection of personal, informal faiths. It can also include elclectic faiths such as blending ... [70%] 2023-12-12 [Paganism]
15. Secular paganism: Secular paganism or humanistic paganism is an outlook which upholds virtues and principles associated with paganism while maintaining a secular worldview. Approaches to secular paganism vary, but can include the respect for living creatures and the Earth itself, while rejecting ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-12-10 [Secularism]
16. Finnish paganism: Finnic paganism is the indigenous pagan religion in Finland, Karelia, Ingria and Estonia prior to Christianisation. It was a polytheistic religion, worshipping a number of different deities. (Polytheistic religion in Finland, Estonia, and Karelia prior to Christianisation) [70%] 2024-01-10 [Finnish paganism] [Karelian-Finnish folklore]...
17. Germanic paganism: Germanic paganism or Germanic religion refers to the traditional, culturally significant religion of the Germanic peoples. With a chronological range of at least one thousand years in an area covering Scandinavia, the British Isles, modern Germany, and at times other ... (Traditional religion of Germanic peoples) [70%] 2024-01-10 [Germanic paganism] [Early Germanic culture]...
18. Modern paganism: Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, is a term for a religion or a family of religions which is influenced by the various historical pre-Christian beliefs of pre-modern peoples in Europe and adjacent areas of ... (Religions shaped by historical paganism) [70%] 2024-01-10 [Modern paganism]
19. Albanian paganism: Albanian paganism comprises the pagan customs, beliefs, rituals, myths and legends of the Albanian people. The elements of Albanian mythology are of ancient Paleo-Balkanic origin and almost all of them are pagan. (none) [70%] 2024-08-03 [Albanian paganism] [Culture of Albania]...
20. Gothic paganism: Gothic paganism or Gothic polytheism was the original religion of the Goths before their conversion to Christianity. The Goths first appear in historical records in the early 3rd century and were Christianised in the 4th and the 5th centuries. (none) [70%] 2024-12-23 [Germanic paganism] [Goths]...
21. Secular paganism: Secular paganism is an outlook upholding virtues and principles associated with paganism while maintaining a secular worldview. Alternately called naturalistic paganism or humanistic paganism, approaches vary, but typically include the respect for living creatures and the Earth itself, while rejecting ... (Upholds virtues and principles associated with paganism while rejecting belief in deities) [70%] 2025-05-30 [Paganism] [Modern paganism and society]...
22. Christianity and paganism: Paganism is commonly used to refer to various religions that existed during Antiquity and the Middle Ages, such as the Greco-Roman religions of the Roman Empire, including the Roman imperial cult, the various mystery religions, religions such as Neoplatonism ... (Religion) [57%] 2023-11-06 [Ancient Christian controversies]
23. Anglo-Saxon paganism: Anglo-Saxon paganism, sometimes termed Anglo-Saxon heathenism, Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian religion, or Anglo-Saxon traditional religion, refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th and 8th centuries AD, during the initial ... (Polytheistic religious beliefs and practices of the Anglo-Saxons) [57%] 2024-01-10 [Anglo-Saxon paganism] [Anglo-Saxon England]...
24. Modern Finnish paganism: Modern Finnish paganism, also known as Finnish neopaganism or the Finnish native faith (Finnish: Suomenusko: "Finnish Belief / Belief of Finland"), is the contemporary revival of Finnish paganism, the pre-Christian polytheistic ethnic religion of the Finns. A precursor movement was ... (Revival of Finnish polytheism) [57%] 2024-08-28 [Finnish paganism] [Modern pagan traditions]...
25. Christianity and paganism: Paganism is commonly used to refer to various religions that existed during Antiquity and the Middle Ages, such as the Greco-Roman religions of the Roman Empire, including the Roman imperial cult, the various mystery religions, religious philosophies such as ... (none) [57%] 2024-07-24 [Christianity and paganism] [Ancient Christian controversies]...
26. Dielli (Albanian paganism): Dielli (Albanian indefinite form Diell "Sun") holds a prominent position in Albanian pagan customs, beliefs, rituals, myths, and legends. Albanians were firstly described in written sources as worshippers of the Sun and the Moon by German humanist Sebastian Franck in ... (Albanian paganism) [57%] 2024-07-31 [Albanian paganism] [Albanian mythology]...
27. Rebirth in Germanic paganism: Surviving texts indicate that there was a belief in rebirth in Germanic paganism. Examples occur in eddic poetry and sagas, potentially associated with naming and/or through the family line. [50%] 2023-12-11 [Reincarnation]
28. Criticism of modern paganism: Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, is a collective term for new religious movements which are influenced by or derived from the various historical pagan beliefs of pre-modern peoples. Although they share similarities, contemporary pagan religious ... (Religion) [50%] 2023-11-26 [Criticism of religion]
29. Numbers in Germanic paganism: The numbers three, nine, and other multiples of three are significant numbers in Germanic paganism. Both numbers (and multiples thereof) appear throughout surviving attestations of ancient Germanic folklore, in both mythology and Germanic paganism. (Significant numbers in Germanic paganism) [50%] 2024-08-29 [Germanic paganism] [Germanic paganism and mythology lists]...
30. Criticism of modern paganism: Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, is a collective term for new religious movements which are influenced by or derived from the various historical pagan beliefs of pre-modern peoples. Although they share similarities, contemporary pagan religious ... (Criticism of the doctrines and practices of modern paganism) [50%] 2024-08-31 [Criticism of modern paganism] [Criticism of religion]...
31. Proto-Indo-Iranian paganism: Proto-Indo-Iranian paganism (or Proto-Aryan paganism) was the beliefs of the speakers of Proto-Indo-Iranian and includes topics such as the mythology, legendry, folk tales, and folk beliefs of early Indo-Iranian culture. By way of the ... (Beliefs of Proto-Indo-Iranian speakers) [50%] 2024-09-06 [Indo-Iranian peoples] [Sintashta culture]...
32. Horses in Germanic paganism: There was a significant importance for horses in Germanic paganism, with them being venerated in a continuous tradition among the Germanic peoples from the Nordic Bronze Age until their Christianisation. They featured in a number of diverse and interrelated religious ... (none) [50%] 2024-12-18 [Animal sacrifice] [Germanic paganism]...