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Neo-Paganism

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Neo-Paganism

Any of several movements that attempt to revive the polytheistic religions of Europe and the Middle East. Largely a product of the 1960s, contemporary Neo-Paganism has flourished particularly in the U.S., Britain, and Scandinavia. Its adherents often have deep ecological concerns and an attachment to nature; many worship an earth-mother goddess and center their rituals on the change of the seasons. Since the late 1970s, Neo-Paganism has also attracted feminists open to female personifications of the deity. Major Neo-Pagan groups include the Church of All Worlds, Feraferia, Pagan Way, the Reformed Druids of North America, the Church of the Eternal Source, and the Viking Brotherhood. See also Wicca.



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Finding God in the Singing River weaves ecological theology and spirituality with Neo-Paganism, Native American spirituality, and deep ecology into a text that attempts to reclaim a God, "as carnal Spirit who imbues all things," indicative of a green spirituality.
 
 
 
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