Well, wikipedia is not very high on my list of credible sources, but
ranks about number one on my list of convenient sources. <g> That
said, I still think neo-paganism sounds pretentious. I would never
identify myself as such. Simple pagan would suffice. Or heathen. I
like that one even better. Not neo-heathen, mind you . . . <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Jul 15, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Moose wrote:
> Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> How does one become a neo-pagan? I always thought one either was a
>> pagan, or was not? Not meaning to cast aspersions, mind you, but
>> neo-pagan sounds a bit pretentious to me. <g>
>
> *Paganism* (from Latin /paganus/, meaning "country dweller, rustic")
> is
> the blanket term given to describe religions and spiritual practices
> of
> pre-Christian Europe. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism>
>
> *Neopaganism* or *Neo-Paganism* is an umbrella term used to identify a
> wide variety of modern religious movements, particularly those
> influenced by pre-Christian pagan beliefs of Europe.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopaganism>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> A similar term is: heathen
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Inflected Form(s):
> /plural/ heathens /or/ heathen
> Date:
> before 12th century
>
> 1 *:* an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not
> acknowledge the God of the Bible
> 2 *:* an uncivilized or irreligious person
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Although no etymology is given, I assume heathen originally meant one
> who lives on/in a heath. In that sense, it means the same thing as
> pagan.
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Etymology:
> Middle English /heth,/ from Old English /hǣth;/ akin to Old High
> German /heida/ heather, Old Welsh /coit/ forest
> Date:
> before 12th century
> ---------------------------------------------------
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