Many times I come accross this word, which I have not studied or heard earlier. Can some one please explain in detail.
Some pepole refer with negative aspects, but still refer to him as pagan "god" How is that.
2006-09-25 19:21:29 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. Tension 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
From the answers posted till now, I more or less understand. However it is not clear, whether the 'god of Abraham' refers to Chirtianity or Islam or Judaism or is it a common expression for all the three.
Same time I can't contol my expression of surprise about the fact that, is it correct to name or comment on something, about which one has no knowledge?
I beleive that, because of my ignorance about all the three religions referred above, I have no right to pass any comment on them.
2006-09-27 21:38:42 · update #1
A Pagan God is one that is worshipped outside the mainstream "accepted" or established religion of the majority. Most specifically a God that is not the God of Abraham. I don't know what kind of detail you want. It's simply that.
There are many Pagan Gods. I do honor to several.
2006-09-27 05:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by kaplah 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"god" without any capital letters can refer to any powerful being or representation of a powerful being. Pagan would be a person who did not worship the creator according to the truth. So, a pagan god would be someone or something that a pagan looked up to even though it might not be real at all. It might be a statue or even the sun if it was worshipped.
2006-09-25 21:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian") is a blanket term which has come to connote a broad set of western spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions, as opposed to the Abrahamic monotheistic religions. "Pagan" is the usual translation of the Islamic term mushrik, which refers to 'one who worships something other than The God of Abraham'. Ethnologists do not use the term for these beliefs, which are not necessarily compatible with each other: more useful categories are shamanism, polytheism or animism. Often, the term has pejorative connotations, comparable to heathen, infidel and kafir
(ÙاÙر) in Islam.
2006-09-25 19:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
pagan is the word given to all the religions that
do not worship Christianity, Islam, or Judaism.
pagan people have their own gods.
there are many pagan deities (gods).
there are many pagan religions.
wicca is a pagan religion based on the power of nature.
beautiful religion !
2006-09-25 19:30:02 · answer #4 · answered by peaceful light 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think when people say Pagan god they are referring to a non-Christian deity.
Blessings )O(
2006-09-25 19:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
sounds to me like the perfect name for the
kind of God of todays mainstream Christians
who otherwize worship money, killing and limitless sexual activies and perversion......they may be snobs but at least they enjoy their sin.....
2006-09-25 19:34:39 · answer #6 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋