Paleopaganism, Paleo-Paganism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary II on Paleopaganism, Paleo-Paganism

Paleopaganism or Paleo-Paganism:

A general term for the original polytheistic, nature-centered faiths of tribal Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania and Australia, when they were (or in some rare cases, still are) practiced as intact belief systems.

Of the so-called “Great Religions of the World,” Hinduism (prior to the influx of Islam into India), Taoism and Shinto, for example, fall under this category, though many members of these faiths might be reluctant to use the term.

Some Paleopagan belief systems may be racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. There are billions of Paleopagans living and worshiping their deities today.

See Mesopaganism and Neopaganism.

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For more articles on Paleopaganism, Paleo-Paganism , see: Paleopaganism, Paleo-Paganism , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary

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The definition and meaning of Paleopaganism, Paleo-Paganism is extrcted from the home page of Isaac Bonewits, A Pagan Glossary of Terms 4.1 or "Useful Words and Phrases for the Interdimensional Traveler".

"The following is a list of technical words  and phrases taken from the first three editions of Real Magic. This will  be continuously updated to incorporate new terms and definitions,  as well as polytheological vocabulary, with internal hyperlinks  activated, and will eventually grow into A Polytheological Dictionary for Neopagans. Readers should remember that  many of these definitions and coinages are my own, and that other  authorities may disagree with me. All definitions should be taken,  regardless of the source, as tentative approaches to complex  realities."

Please visit http://www.neopagan.net for more information..

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