Home›Modern Pagan›Status Today›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups religions by their current standing, from a thriving global faith to one with only a small surviving community. Wikipedia notes that the Mandaeans, for example, "are the last surviving Gnostics from antiquity," a status very different from a religion still actively converting new adherents. Browsing by status today lets a visitor tell a living, growing tradition apart from one that survives only as a small remnant.FactsLearn MoreLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (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.Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results4 entriesKind of TraditionAllModern Pagan (3)SizeAll6,000 to 121,962 (1)900 to 4,722 (1)Place of OriginAllBritain (1)England (1)Origin EraAll1717 (1)1946 (1)1971 (1)Conception of the DivineAllDuotheism (1)Polytheism (2)Parent TraditionAllModern Paganism (2)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)The Spiral Dance (1)Closed Practice StatusAllLiving, and in active revival (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCustomary Norm (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4DruidryLiving tradition, practised todayFeri Tradition (Religion)Living tradition, practised todayGoddess MovementLiving tradition, practised todayWiccaLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. 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.