Home›Modern Pagan›Parent TraditionBrowse ByParent TraditionThis page groups religions by the older tradition they broke away from or grew out of. Wikipedia describes the Druze faith as having "developed out of Isma'ilism" before it "eventually separated from both Isma'ilism and Islam altogether." Browsing by parent tradition lets a visitor trace a religion's lineage back to the faith it once belonged to.FactsLearn MoreParent TraditionSourcesComments (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.Parent TraditionFilter Results1 entryKind of TraditionAllModern Pagan (1)SizeAll6,000 to 121,962 (1)900 to 4,722 (1)Place of OriginAllBritain (1)England (1)Origin EraAll1717 (1)1946 (1)Conception of the DivineAllDuotheism (1)Polytheism (1)DenominationsAllAlexandrian Wicca (1)Dianic Wicca (1)Eclectic Solitary Wicca (1)Feri Tradition (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Reclaiming (1)Seax-Wica (1)Revival EraAll1781 (1)ScripturesAllBarddas (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)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 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllNational Census (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2011-01-01 (1)2021-01-01 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1954 (1)Show ResultsModern PaganismParent Tradition2 entriesSources1. 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.