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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. 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]
8. 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]...
9. 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]
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 ... (Religion) [50%] 2023-12-10 [Criticism of religion]
11. 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]...
12. 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]
13. 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]
14. 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]
15. 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]...
16. 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]...
17. 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]
18. 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]
19. 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]...
20. 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]
21. 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]
22. List of people who converted to paganism: The following is a list of notable people who converted to paganism from a different religion or no religion. This article addresses only past voluntary professions of faith by the individuals listed, and is not intended to address ethnic, cultural ... (None) [37%] 2023-09-26 [Lists of religious converts]
23. Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology: Trees hold a particular role in Germanic paganism and Germanic mythology, both as individuals (sacred trees) and in groups (sacred groves). The central role of trees in Germanic religion is noted in the earliest written reports about the Germanic peoples ... (Arboreal worship in pre-medieval north central Europe) [33%] 2024-03-28 [Trees in Germanic paganism] [Trees in Germanic mythology]...