heathenry
Sign in to saveAlso known as Germanic Neopaganism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, heathenism
modern Pagan religion modelled on pre-Christian Germanic traditions
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- Instance of
- religion
- Subclass of
- modern paganism
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- topic's main category
- Category:Germanic neopaganism
- OpenStreetMap tag
- denomination=asatru
- P8168
- Przykop
- present in work
- Poetic Edda
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A modern replica of a Viking Age pendant representing Mjölnir, the hammer of the god Thor; such pendants are often worn by Heathens.
Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement. Developed in Europe during the early 20th century, its practitioners model it on the pre-Christian religions adhered to by the Germanic peoples of the Iron Age and Early Middle Ages. In an attempt to reconstruct these past belief systems, Heathenry uses surviving historical, archaeological, and folkloric evidence as a basis, although approaches to this material vary considerably.
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