RELIGION / Paganism & Modern Paganism

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

This study examines the persistence of pre-Christian religious practices in sixthcenturysouthern Gaul through the sermons of Caesarius of Arles (502-542). Applyingthe methodological framework of Lived Ancient Religion, the analysis moves beyondtraditional narratives of Christianity’s triumph over paganism to reveal a complexlandscape of religious coexistence and negotiation. Caesarius’s repeated condemnations ofvows…

Reference · Wikidata

group of contemporary religious movements based on ancient European and Middle Eastern religions

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Modern paganism, also known as neopaganism and contemporary paganism, is a range of new religious movements variously influenced by the indigenous beliefs of pre-modern peoples across Europe, North Africa, and the Near East. Despite some common similarities, contemporary pagan movements are diverse, sharing no single set of beliefs, practices, or religious texts. Scholars of religion may study the phenomenon as a mo…

Book · DOAB

The present volume offers an interdisciplinary collection of twenty-four studies to readers interested in the religious, philosophical and artistic aspects of initiation. In itself, the concept of initiation presupposes that there is an initiator, someone to be initiated, and a secret rite or knowledge – in short, a mystery – into which the elect few would be admitted and which must not be revealed to the rest. Init…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Prayer card (prayer for grace for families, homes, animals, crops, and lands from Saint Donato) in Italian prayer on back. The card belonged to the family of Frank and Theresa Gacetta. See below for additional information. Saint Donato stands on the left, Bishop hat on head, yellow light behind his head, white beard, red cloke draped over shoulders, white gown trimmed in gold under his church garments. Right had rai…