Paganism vs Neopaganism - What's the difference?
paganism | neopaganism |
Indigenous and polytheistic religions.
A class of religions often associated with nature rituals.
A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.
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As nouns the difference between paganism and neopaganism
is that paganism is indigenous and polytheistic religions while neopaganism is an alternative spelling of Neopaganism.As a proper noun Neopaganism is
a modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.paganism
English
(wikipedia paganism)Noun
- Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism .
- While paganism is a broad term, most forms pay close attention to the lunar and solar cycles.
See also
* Christianity * heathen * heathendom * heathenism * gentileneopaganism
English
Alternative forms
* Neo-Paganism, Neo-paganism * neopaganism, neo-paganismProper noun
(wikipedia Neopaganism)citation, isbn=0802822304 , passage=Beyond that, Neopaganism may be most helpfully identified by what it is not, neither Christian nor Judaic, neither monotheistic nor agnostic, neither Oriental nor humanist.}}
