Paganism (from Latin paganus) and Heathenry are catch-all terms which have come to connote a broad set of spiritual/religious beliefs and practices of a natural religion, as opposed to the Abrahamic religions. These beliefs, which are not necessarily compatible with each other, are usually characterized by polytheism and animism. Often, the term has pejorative connotations, comparable to infidel and Kafir in Islam. Paganism - Etymology. Paganism - Pagan. The term < ...

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1. ^  The semantic development of post-classical Latin paganus in the sense "non-Christian, heathen" is unclear. The dating of this sense is controversial, but the 4th century seems most plausible. An earlier example has been suggested in Tertullian De Corona Militis xi, "Apud hunc [sc. Christum] tam miles est paganus fidelis quam paganus est miles infidelis," but here the word paganus may be interpreted in the sense "civilian" rather th ...

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Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. From the 1960s, various Neopagan movements based on pre-Christian Germanic faiths have emerged. Heathen (Old Norse heiðinn), the Germanic translation of Latin paganus, is preferred by some adherents as a self-description. In the USA, Ásatrú ("Æsir faith") and Odinism are widely used as a generic term for Germanic paganism, while in Britain, Heathenry, and in Scandinavia Forn Sed ...

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Paganism, pantheism, Odinism, and groups celebrating the Nordic heroic warrior myths do not automatically intersect with fascism, White supremacy or antisemitism. Examples of groups where fascism and paganism intersect include the White Order of Thule and the Creativity Movement (formerly the World Church of the Creator). While members of the White Order of Thule practice a form of Odinism or Asatru, only a few followers of these pagan beliefs are White supremacist neonazis. Many pagan websites post disclaimers denouncing hate ...

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Paganism, pantheism, Odinism, and groups celebrating the Nordic heroic warrior myths do not automatically intersect with fascism, White supremacy or antisemitism. Examples of groups where fascism and paganism intersect include the White Order of Thule and the Creativity Movement (formerly the World Church of the Creator). While members of the White Order of Thule practice a form of Odinism or Asatru, only a few followers of these pagan beliefs are White supremacist neonazis. Many pagan websites post disclaimers denouncing hate ...

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The first modern attempt at revival of ancient Germanic religion took place in the 19th Century during the late Romantic Period amidst a general resurgence of interest in traditional Germanic culture, in particular in connection with romantic nationalism in Scandinavia and the related Viking revival in Victorian era Britain. The last traditional pagan sacrifices in Scandinavia, at Trollkyrka, appear to date to about this time. Organized Germanic pagan or occult groups such as the Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft emerged in Germany in ...

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The association between Christianity and fascism is highly contentious. Discussions of how Fascism and Christianity were linked in some European countries between World War One and World War Two can be found at Clerical fascism. Neofascism and religion - The U.S. Christian right. "Christian fascism" is a term used by some critics, primarily on the political left and libertarians, to describe what they see as an emerging proto-fascism, and to warn that action is needed to stop ...

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Note: there is a merge proposal and vote on moving sections of the page Islamofascism (term) and sections of this page to a newly created page. See the discussion and vote at Talk:Islamofascism (term) The discussion of the existence of various forms of "Islamic fascism" is highly contentious. Critics associate the term "Islamic fascism" or "Islamofascism" (see discussion below) with groups of Islamic fundamentalists like the Taliban which governed Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah. Several other outspoken critics of I ...

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Because Jews suffered their worst national carnage during the Holocaust under the Fascist Nazis and their cohorts during the 20th century, the conflation of Judaism with fascism raises hackles well beyond the conflation of other religions with fascism. Also, because, on the one hand, there is the strong correlation of the religion—Judaism—with what has historically been viewed as a people, a nation, or even a race—the Jews—and on the other hand a substantial portion of the world's Jews today are citizens of the modern state of Israel ...

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Jargon:

Any technical terminology or characteristic idiom of specialists or workers in a particular activity or area of knowledge; often pretentious or unnecessarily obscure.

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Although the assertion that religious fundamentalists and militants are "fascists" can often be understood as a hyperbolic political attack that uses the term fascism as a political epithet or slur, there are also some scholars who have used the term in discussing certain religious movements. Most scholars consider fascism to be an authoritarian political movement associated with the extreme right. First adopted in Italy during the 1930s, Fascism spread across Europe between World War I and World War II. Neofascism is the term used t ...

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To understand how religion and fascism can merge, it is important to see the difference between fascism in state power and fascism as a social movement prior to obtaining state power. Early fascism was a mixture of extreme socialist or syndicalist notions with a Hegelian or idealistic theory of the state; the latter was linked to an extreme nationalism. Both early and later fascism opposed laissez-faire economics and liberal democracy, and viewed the state as an organic entity rather than as an institution to protect collective and individual rights. (Mau ...

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Because Jews suffered their worst national carnage during the Holocaust under the Fascist Nazis and their cohorts during the 20th century, the conflation of Judaism with fascism raises hackles well beyond the conflation of other religions with fascism. Also, because, on the one hand, there is the strong correlation of the religion—Judaism—with what has historically been viewed as a people, a nation, or even a race—the Jews—and on the other hand a substantial portion of the world's Jews today are citizens of the modern state of Israel ...

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Although the assertion that religious fundamentalists and militants are "fascists" can often be understood as a hyperbolic political attack that uses the term fascism as a political epithet or slur, there are also some scholars who have used the term in discussing certain religious movements. Most scholars consider fascism to be an authoritarian political movement associated with the extreme right. First adopted in Italy during the 1930s, Fascism spread across Europe between World War I and World War II. Neofascism is the term used t ...

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To understand how religion and fascism can merge, it is important to see the difference between fascism in state power and fascism as a social movement prior to obtaining state power. Early fascism was a mixture of extreme socialist or syndicalist notions with a Hegelian or idealistic theory of the state; the latter was linked to an extreme nationalism. Both early and later fascism opposed laissez-faire economics and liberal democracy, and viewed the state as an organic entity rather than as an institution to protect collective and individual rights. (Mau ...

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The association between Christianity and fascism is highly contentious. Discussions of how Fascism and Christianity were linked in some European countries between World War One and World War Two can be found at Clerical fascism. Neofascism and religion - The U.S. Christian right. "Christian fascism" is a term used by some critics, primarily on the political left and libertarians, to describe what they see as an emerging proto-fascism, and to warn that action is needed to stop ...

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The discussion of the existence of various forms of "Islamic fascism" is highly contentious. Critics associate the term "Islamic fascism" or "Islamofascism" with groups of Islamic fundamentalists like the Taliban which governed Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah. There are no self-identified Islamic fascists, and many Muslims (and some non-Muslims) find this term offensive. "Islamofascism" is a controversial political term. It is a neologism intended to mean "an Islamist form of (neo-)fascism" or, conversely, "a (neo)-Fascist versio ...

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Pagan, Paganism:

Originally from the Latin “paganus,” meaning “villager,” “country dweller,” or “hick.” The Roman army used it to refer to civilians. Early Roman Christians used “pagan” to refer to everyone who preferred to worship pre-Christian divinities and who were unwilling to enroll in “the Army of the Lord.” Eventually, “pagan” became simply an insult, with the connotation of “a false religion and its followers.”

By the beginning of the twentieth century, the word’s primary meanings became a blend of “atheist,” “agnostic,” “hedonist,” “religionless,” etc., (when referring to an educated, white, male, heterosexual, non-Celtic European) and “ignorant savage and/or pervert” (when referring to everyone else on the planet).

“Paganism” is now a general term for polytheistic, nature-centered religions, old and new, with “Pagan” used as the adjective as well as the membership term. It should always be capitalized just as other religious noun/adjective combinations are, such as “Buddhist,” “Hindu,” “Christian,” etc.

See Paleopaganism, Mesopaganism, Neopaganism.

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PAGAN/NEOPAGAN -

1. Nature based Religion. (TRASB)

2. movement devoted to nature, worship, polytheism, Goddess worship ancient tribal religions. (NAD)

3. a generic term for anyone who practice an earth or nature religion. (CMM)

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