seriously, what are pagans anyway? I donn't really know.
2006-11-25 21:23:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Most pagans do. Those who don't adhere to many gods, usually look upon Nature or the Universe as inherently Divine, ending up with something that looks a lot like the Force that Yoda told us so much about. Some take on a mixture of both.
Pagan has traditionally referred to a member of any non-Abrahamic, monotheistic faith. In recent times, particularly in the US, it has referred to adherents of the resurgence of tribal mythologies and expressions of belief.
2006-11-25 21:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by The Man Comes Around 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A pagan originally meant "country-dweller" since rustics were more likely to worship a Nature god who would ensure the health and success of their livestock,crops,etc. Today, "Pagan" has come to mean(A) someone with no religious beliefs(B) anyone who is not a jew,christian or muslim,or (c) A person who believes in an earth-centered religion,(probably who you're referring to), "pagan" is an umbrella term that we use to describe a person whose religion is pantheistic,(believing in many gods)and animistic(believing that all things are alive and all things have souls.) Witches who don't agree with the tenets of wicca generally refer to themselves as pagan.Can't do much better than that as it is a very broad term.
2006-11-25 21:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by enslavementality 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I added a link to wikipedia on this topic, but I believe a short answer is, a pagan is a person who's religious beliefs are not those that a society accpets as "normal". Which in the US is basically anything other than the judeo-chistian-Islamic beliefs.
2006-11-25 21:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by wdy_67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they believe in many Gods or Idols! Neopagans do not believe in, respect, or worship any divine or semidivine figure of ultimate Evil, leaving such concepts to the dualistic monotheists. “The Devil” is a character in Christian and Islamic mythology, a blasphemous parody of ancient Paleopagan deities, and an entity we have not the least bit of interest in. Those who insist that our beloved deities are “really demons in disguise,” are simply exhibiting their ignorance, their dualism, and their bigotry, as their predecessors have been doing for centuries. Thus our community says to both the conservative Christian community and its shadow side, the modern Satanist movement, One cannot be a Satanist and a Neopagan at the same time, though it is, perhaps, possible to be a Satanist and a Mesopagan simultaneously.
2006-11-25 21:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by pop_dancer 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have a pagan internet friend and yes I think they believe in many Gods, not sure though, I haven't read the article yet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism#Pagan_religions
2006-11-25 21:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by Drowned in English! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Im a Muslim and we Muslims are all pagan, we bw to a idol 5 times a day its inside of our temple Kabba
google it Kabba
kabba
2006-11-25 21:37:16 · answer #6 · answered by Muslim 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bravo to Frater Lazerus and Pop Dancer for such excellent descriptions!
All I can really add is the following link:
2006-11-25 21:36:47 · answer #7 · answered by Lone 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋