2006-12-22 05:54:41 · 15 answers · asked by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian") is a term which, from a western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions. Ethnologists avoid the term "paganism", with its uncertain and varied meanings, in referring to traditional or historic faiths, preferring more precise categories such as shamanism, polytheism, or animism.
So pagan is who follow this.Slavic,German,Finnish,Celtic and other tribes had their own version,but all of them so closer, sometimes much more closer than versions of Christianity or Buddhism or Muslim :)
2006-12-22 06:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by Chaos 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pagans are generally non-Christians, but the term can also refer to followers of any religion that is not one of the three main monotheistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam). For example, in ancient times a Christian might refer to a pagan as one who worshipped gods and goddesses.
The term has a slightly negative connotation, though.
2006-12-22 14:08:47 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pagan may refer to:
One who does not follow any religion formed by Abraham or his sons, including the three basic foundations: Islam, Judaism, or Christianity, as well as its subreligions.
One who follows a religion of European, North African, West Asian or Pre-Columban American origin and who is not Christian, Muslim or Jewish, or who does not worship the God of Abraham. Such usage, while traditional in the above three religions, may be considered derogatory. There is some disagreement about the application of the word to the religions of Southern and Eastern Asian origin (eg. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Shintoism). While Jews, Muslims and Christians traditionally consider them to be pagan on the basis of worshiping gods other than the God of Abraham, followers of these religions sometimes eschew the designation.
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2006-12-24 07:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pagan- Polytheistic, meaning a belief in many Goddess' and Gods. Heathen or Witch.
Pantheist is the belief that God and nature are one.
Most Pagans are Pantheist, but alot of people don't know the difference of the 2 words.
Blessed Be... Happy Yule! ; )
2006-12-22 14:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The word pagan originally meant country dweller.
The Church co-opted the term to mean someone that has another religion than Christianity.
2006-12-22 14:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
a Pagan is a wise person who has religion by choice.
that religion is any but christianism.
paganism has been in earth long long before christianism was ever invented.
2006-12-22 14:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by peaceful light 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many types. Most beliefs though are earth centered. We only keep living because of nature but we can certainly continue to breathe without the christian idea of god.
2006-12-22 13:59:43 · answer #7 · answered by KathyS 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A pagan is anyone and everyone who does not follow a monotheistic religion. Wicca, ancient Greek religion, and ancient Roman religion, I don't know too many, but there are some examples. It can also include non-religious people.
2006-12-22 13:58:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
A village dweller...
2006-12-22 14:03:25 · answer #9 · answered by ethical_atheist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something that rhymes with your name??
LOL.
Peace be with you.
2006-12-22 14:10:28 · answer #10 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋