i know for sure that paganism is a religion itself what do they believe in??
2007-11-19 16:31:33 · 14 answers · asked by crzazljose 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
they believe in the seasons, they celebrate the earth and the elements. Spirits and magik.
they also believe in greek or roman Gods,
They dont hate homosexuals and people of other faiths.
2007-11-19 16:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Paul E 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Actually there are many different religions that fall under the umbrella of "Paganism" and while they all tend to focus on the natural world and see the presence of the Divine in nature (which is a lot different than "worshipping nature", despite what the "they worship the creation not the Creator" people believe), they certainly don't all worship the Divine the same way.
2007-11-20 00:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Actually "Pagan" is not a single religion, but a term that describes a group of religions.
I am a Hellenic Polytheist (aka Hellenic Pagan). I worship the Gods of Greece with prayers and offerings.
Different Pagan religions will have beliefs and practices different than mine. I would advise you to be more specific about what you are looking for in your question....
2007-11-20 00:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anne Hatzakis 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
check out Wikipedia and key in Pagan. You'll discover that religions before Christianity and separate from Judiasm was/is considered paganism.
Read some of the general stuff and see what interests you: Egyptian, Celtic, Roman, Shamanism, Asatru - then learn more.
2007-11-20 00:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by Aravah 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pagan is a derogatory term for all non-Christians when it has a lower case "p". But folks have reclaimed it. Pagan, with a capital "P" is a blanket term for people who Revere nature as holy and tend to worship the gods and goddesses of their pre-Christian ancestors. There are many varieties. Hellenists, Celtic Reconstructionsists, Wiccans, Witches, Druids and Asatru are only a few of these.
2007-11-20 00:39:19 · answer #5 · answered by Glee 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what kind of Paganism you are referring to.
Paleo-Paganism refers to the Spiritualities of the Stone/Bronze ages.
Meso-Paganism refers to the surviving Indigenous European/Egyptian Spiritualities - mainly about the Middle Ages.
Neo-Paganism refers to the recreation/resurgence of these Indigenous Old World Spiritualities.
Even these are umbrella definations.
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2007-11-20 01:01:35 · answer #6 · answered by Rai A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They believed in many Gods and Goddesses, mostly nature. The Etruscans can be considered the first Pagans, Romans adopted extensively many credence from them and creating their own form of polytheist paganism.
2007-11-20 00:41:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pagan religions are any religion that is not Christian, Islam, and Judaism. So many many different things. There are many many more Pagan religions than there are Abrahamic religions. And many of them are much MUCH older than the Abrahamic religions.
2007-11-20 00:40:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pagan simply means "non-Judeo-Christian." There are people who identify themselves as Pagans today who are generally one of a number of religions such as Wicca, Druidry, Asatru, Celtic Reconstructionism, Kemetic Religion, Goddess Spirituality, etc. There is no distinct religion called "paganism".
2007-11-20 00:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There are too many Pagan religions to generalize them all into one lump.
Except for...they are all religions ;)
2007-11-20 00:36:48 · answer #10 · answered by witchy boy1989 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
"Pagan" is more a genre of many different polytheistic religions (like Wicca, Druidism, Norse Paganism, etc.) than a religion in and of itself.
2007-11-20 00:35:41 · answer #11 · answered by Snark 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋