2006-11-12 11:09:54 · 11 answers · asked by Nicolette 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Paganism relates to religions outside the Abrahamic monotheistic group of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but normally when people talk about Paganism they are referring to Neo-Paganism. Neo-paganism is an umbrella term meaning that it covers a lot of different religions; Neo-pagans are either pantheist or polytheists, pantheism is when people believe in a single god present in all, polytheism is when people believe in multiple gods.
An example of Pantheism would be Gaia worship.
An example of Polytheism would be Asatru.
Wicca is a hard-polytheistic religion; this means that they believe in gods that have individual identities, they also do not disbelieve in other people's gods but just follow their own gods. Wicca is a very specific path because it is a religion without laity, this means that Wicca is a priesthood, they are oath-bound and initiate-only with lineage back to the founders of their religion – what this means is that Wicca keep their true beliefs, practices, doctrines and gods secret, they are only taught to people once they are initiated (brought into) Wicca and these teachings are passed from one Wicca to the next.
2006-11-12 11:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kasha 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wicca is a specific Pagan religion.
2006-11-12 11:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wicca is a subset of Paganism.
Wicca is a specific branch of Paganism. Paganism is a broader religious movement that includes many different branches other than Wicca, including Druidism, shamanism, etc.
2006-11-12 11:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by sparky52881 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wicca is a specfic pagan religion. Pagan is, technically speaking, any non-Christian religion just like a non-Jew is a gentile a non-Christian is a pagan.
2006-11-12 11:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wicca is a branch of Paganism much like protestant is a branch of Christianity.
Wicca has it's own rituals and gods and goddesses, and their own beliefs on what happens when someone dies.
Paganism encompasses everything from Santeria and Voodoo to Celtic Paganism and Witchcraft, and Druidry and Neo-Paganism.
2006-11-12 11:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
paganism is sort of a branch term for all the earth-based religions. wicca is a specific religion.
2006-11-12 11:11:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pagan is a pre-christian belief, while Wicca is something you make baskets out of.
2006-11-12 11:12:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
Here is a wonderful link:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/neo_paga.htm
Blessed Be
2006-11-12 11:14:05 · answer #8 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not much i'm neo pagan witch male
2006-11-12 13:57:23 · answer #9 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
nah!they're both a bunch of tossers
2006-11-12 11:15:11 · answer #10 · answered by silverfox_388 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋