Home›Modern Pagan›All Modern PaganBrowse ByAll Modern PaganTwentieth and twenty-first century traditions that revive, reconstruct or reimagine pre-Christian religion, typically honouring many deities and marking a seasonal calendar. Some work from the historical and archaeological record and say so; others are openly modern creations. The Atlas distinguishes the two rather than accepting a claimed ancient lineage at face value.FactsLearn MoreAll Modern PaganSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTwentieth- and twenty-first-century traditions that revive, reconstruct or reimagine pre-Christian religion, typically honouring many deities and marking a seasonal calendar. Some work from the historical record and say so; others are openly modern creations. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard category in the study of new religions. Pagan here is a self-designation the movements adopted for themselves, not the ancient usage, in which it was a word for other people. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreModern Pagan religions This group holds modern Pagan religions: contemporary movements, mostly of the twentieth century onward, that revive, reconstruct or reimagine pre-Christian and nature-centred spirituality. They are new religious movements, though many draw sincerely on older imagery and lore. The browser will find traditions such as Wicca and the broader contemporary Pagan and nature-religion movements. The atlas presents these as modern religions, marking clearly where a practice is a recent creation and where it claims older roots.All Modern PaganFilter Results7 entriesPlace of OriginAllBritain (1)England (2)United States (1)DenominationsAllAlexandrian Wicca (1)Dianic Wicca (1)Eclectic Solitary Wicca (1)Feri Tradition (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Reclaiming (1)Seax-Wica (1)Parent TraditionAllModern Paganism (2)ScripturesAllBarddas (1)The Spiral Dance (1)Origin EraAll1717 (1)1946 (1)1954 (1)1971 (1)1995 (1)Revival EraAll1781 (1)Conception of the DivineAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Duotheistic: a divine pair (3)Polytheistic: many gods (3)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (4)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)Closed Practice StatusAllLiving, and in active revival (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCustomary Norm (2)Kind of TraditionAllModern Pagan (5)BrowseCompareSelect all 7Church of Aphrodite (Religion)Modern PaganDruidryModern PaganFeri Tradition (Religion)Modern PaganGoddess MovementModern PaganModern PaganismModern PaganStregheriaModern PaganWiccaModern PaganSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcrafttier 1Ronald Hutton, Oxford University Press, 1999View the Source3. Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectivestier 1Michael F. Strmiska (ed.), ABC-CLIO, 2005Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.