Home›Modern Pagan›ScripturesBrowse ByScripturesThis page groups religions by their foundational sacred text. Wikipedia identifies the Torah as Judaism's foundational text, "part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible," while Islam is "based on the Quran, one of the holy books considered by Muslims to be revealed by God." Browsing by scripture lets a visitor see which religions share a textual root and which stand on an entirely separate canon.FactsLearn MoreScripturesSourcesComments (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.ScripturesFilter Results2 entriesKind of TraditionAllModern Pagan (1)SizeAll900 to 4,722 (1)Place of OriginAllBritain (1)Origin EraAll1717 (1)1971 (1)Conception of the DivineAllPolytheism (1)Parent TraditionAllModern Paganism (1)Revival EraAll1781 (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (2)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)Closed Practice StatusAllLiving, and in active revival (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCustomary Norm (1)Canonical StatusAllApocryphal (1)Canonical (1)Era of Composition End YearAll1834 (1)Era of Composition Start YearAll1801 (1)1979 (1)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (1)LanguageAllEnglish (2)Literary FormAllManual (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBarddasScriptures1 entryThe Spiral DanceScriptures1 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.