Home›Modern Pagan›Place of OriginBrowse ByPlace of OriginThis page groups religions by the region where they first arose, connecting a faith to its geographic point of origin. Wikipedia notes that the BaháΚΌí Faith was "founded in 19th-century Iran," while Judaism originated "in the people of ancient Israel and Judah." Browsing by place of origin lets a visitor see which religions share a homeland even if they later spread far beyond it.FactsLearn MorePlace of OriginSourcesComments (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.Place of OriginFilter Results3 entriesModern AreaAllEngland, the southern and largest of the four nations of the United Kingdom. (1)The island of Great Britain and the United Kingdom built upon it, holding England, Scotland and Wales, with the Republic of Ireland having left that union in 1922. (1)Principal Religious TraditionsAllEstablished Christianity in two different settlements, Anglican in England and Presbyterian in Scotland; the Nonconformist churches; Roman Catholicism, with its hierarchy restored in 1850; and the Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh communities of the imperial and post-imperial period. (1)The Church of England, established under Henry VIII and settled under Elizabeth; Roman Catholicism, proscribed and later restored; the Nonconformist churches, Baptist, Congregational, Quaker and Methodist; and the Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh communities of the modern country. (1)Sacred and Liturgical LanguagesAllLatin before the Reformation and English afterwards, alongside Welsh and Gaelic in their own church traditions, with Hebrew, Arabic, Sanskrit and Punjabi in the communities settled since. (1)Latin until the Reformation and English after it, the Book of Common Prayer and the Authorised Version fixing much of the religious register of the language itself. (1)BrowseCompareBritainPlace of Origin1 entryEnglandPlace of Origin2 entriesUnited StatesPlace of Origin1 entrySources1. 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.