Home›Modern Pagan›DenominationsBrowse ByDenominationsThis page groups religions by how many internal denominations or branches they have split into over time. Wikipedia notes that Protestantism alone, having separated from the Catholic Church in the Reformation, "is split into thousands of denominations." Browsing this way lets a visitor see which traditions have stayed largely unified and which have fragmented into many distinct bodies.FactsLearn MoreDenominationsSourcesComments (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.DenominationsFilter Results7 entriesKind of TraditionAllModern Pagan (7)SizeAll6,000 to 121,962 (7)Place of OriginAllEngland (7)Origin EraAll1946 (7)Conception of the DivineAllDuotheism (7)Polytheism (7)Parent TraditionAllModern Paganism (7)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (7)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (7)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCustomary Norm (7)Date of Separation End YearAll1967 (1)1971 (1)1974 (1)1980 (1)1995 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll1962 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)1979 (1)1985 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllA Goddess and a God as a divine pair (3)No fixed pantheon or liturgy; each practitioner composes their own (3)The Goddess alone (1)GovernanceAllAutonomous covens, authority conferred by initiation (4)Business decided by the gathered meeting seeking unity, without clergy (1)No central authority (3)Liturgical LanguageAllThe vernacular (7)OrdinationAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (5)Conferred by a teacher's certification of learning (1)No ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (2)Open to women and men (5)Restricted to women (1)Origin Period End YearAll1954 (1)1960 (1)1967 (1)1971 (1)1974 (1)1980 (1)1995 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1940 (1)1946 (1)1962 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)1979 (1)1985 (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAlexandrian WiccaDenominations1 entryDianic WiccaDenominations1 entryEclectic Solitary WiccaDenominations1 entryFeri TraditionDenominations1 entryGardnerian WiccaDenominations1 entryReclaimingDenominations1 entrySeax-WicaDenominations1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Religions2. The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcrafttier 1Ronald Hutton, Oxford University Press, 1999What Defines This Grouping: Twentieth- 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.View the Source3. Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectivestier 1Michael F. Strmiska (ed.), ABC-CLIO, 2005Standing as a Comparative Category: A 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.Divinity 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.