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 Pagan Spirituality
Types of
Paganism?
Paleo-paganism
is the standard of the paganism
culture which has not been disrupted by "civilization" by another culture: i.e.
Australian Bushmen modern (who are probably becoming meso-pagans); ancient Celtic religion
(Druidism); the religions of the pre-patriarchal cultures of Old Europe; Norse religion;
pre-Columbian Native American religions; etc.
Civilo-paganism
covers the religions of
"civilized" communities which evolved in paleo-pagan cultures: i.e.:
Classical Greco-Roman religion; Egyptian religion; Middle-Eastern paganism; Aztec
religion; etc.
Meso-paganism
is a group, which may or may not
constitute a separate culture, that has been influenced by a conquering culture, while
being able to maintain an independence of religious practice: i.e.: many
Native American nations.
Syncreto-paganism
while similar to meso-pagan, has
had to submerge itself into the dominant culture and adopt the external practices and
symbols of this dominant religion: i.e.: the various Afro-diasporic
traditions (Voudoun, Santeria, etc.); Culdee Christianity; etc. |
