Who believes Native American based Spirituality is Pagan if so "Why" if not " Why"?

Answer 1

Technically, the spiritual beliefs are considered Pagan. They believed in more than one spirit guiding them through their life path. I think it makes a lot of sence. Then again, I'm Cherokee.

Answer 2

If you look up the definition of pagan, it's original meaning was "country dweller". It's gotten a bad rap over the years. I've studied Native American spirituality for years and most tribes believed in a "creator" as well as many spirit guides. If you really look at the big picture it's no different than any other religion. Christian missionaries intent on converting these "heathens" to a more civilized religion really screwed things up for these people. Don't let the word pagan scare you away, pagan religions are mostly earth-based and don't even believe in the existence of "Satan"!!!

Answer 3

If someone thinks that someone else's religion is pagan, all that means is that they are of a different religion. Muslims believe everything besides their particular religion is pagan and those who aren't Muslims are infidels. Christians don't go around labeling people as infidels but do believe that religions based on something other than the God of Abraham are pagan. So, in that way, to me, Native American is Pagan. But don't get offended, I am a pagan to someone else as well.

Answer 4

The word Pagan is used to describe most religions that are Polytheistic. Oddly enough Buddhism isn't concidered Pagan although Buddah isn't worshipped as a "God".

te original meaning of the word "pagan" meant country dweller and "Pagan Religions" were those beliefs held by those who lived away from the major cities(assuming that they had not converted to the beliefs within those cities.)

Answer 5

That's a tough question.

Ne·o-Pa·gan·ism (n-pg-nzm)
n.
Any of various religious movements arising chiefly in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 20th century that combine worship of pagan nature deities, particularly of the earth, with benign witchcraft.

When I think of Native Americans this is what comes to kind. Being a pagan means you are not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew,in short a worshiper of a polytheistic (One God) religion.

Answer 6

Yes, it's pagan. What's the big deal?
Pagan these days basically means anything religion that's not one of the big ones: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Shinto, Buddhism. Shinto's kind of on the edge and so is Buddhism. Pagan is any religion that's not monotheistic. Any one which worships nature spirits, nature, mother/father earth, pantheistic and/or polytheistic.

Answer 7

It depends on what you mean by "Pagan". If you mean "Relating to local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity", then it probably is pagan. The Native American Indians have been in this country for over 10,000 years, probably much longer.

If by "Pagan", you mean "Relating to a broad spectrum religious practices, generally lacking a strong hierarchical structure and emphasizing a personal relationship with natural forces and cycles.", i.e. the modern Wiccan and its ilk, then I'll have to say no. American Indian religions vary widely by tribe and while most are naturalistic, they have nothing in common with Wicca.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I don't know. I was going to become a pagan but the more I read, the more I became convinced that to be a Catholic is to be a pagan, so I've been one all along - yea for me!

Answer 10

Honestly I've always thought of it more as shamanistic than paganism, its more revolving around the spiritual than the natural, from what i've learnt and read.

But then, if you're offended by the term shamanistic, then too darn bad. You're the one who wanted it labelled.