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On the Gods - the acknowledgement of Divinity

Dear Friends,

Theories and narratives about, and modes of worship of, gods are largely a matter of religion. At present, the vast majority of humans are adherents of some religion, and this has been true for at least thousands of years. Human burials from between 50,000 and 30,000 B.C. provide evidence of… Continue

Added by Karagan on January 4, 2008 at 5:34am — 1 Comment

Further into the Paganism - The Neo-Paganism, roots of a Tree

Terminology and definition

The word "pagan" comes from the Latin paganus, originally meaning "rustic" or "from the country", and later also used for "civilian". The pejorative meaning, "uneducated non-Christian", emerges in Vulgar Latin from the 4th century.

"Pagan" and "Neopagan", when capitalized, refer to religions, or members of a Pagan or Neopagan religion, "in the same way as one would describe a 'Christian' or a 'Jew'." This usage has been co… Continue

Added by Karagan on December 2, 2007 at 2:24pm — No Comments

What is Paganism - For a correct analisys of the Pagan Concept

Paganism

Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller, rustic") is a term which, from a Western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or cultic practices or beliefs of any folk religion, and of historical and contemporary polytheistic religions in particular.

The term can be defined broadly, to encompass the faith traditions outside the Abrahamic monotheistic group of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The group so defin… Continue

Added by Karagan on December 2, 2007 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Do you want to listen to Pagan Radio? - What is a Podcast?

Podcasts are really Radio Shows that are hosted on the Internet. Instead of listen on a real time radio show as in common radio, on the Internet this Radio Shows are recorded and then posted on some site and the listeners can download them or simply listen to them directly from the Internet. B… Continue

Added by Karagan on November 19, 2007 at 1:37pm — 2 Comments