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Paganism and Pagans

January 1, 2011October 20, 2018admin

Since 1995 a number of South African Pagans have taken the opportunity to express their pleas for religious tolerance and an end to discrimination against religious minorities in South Africa. Many new Pagan religious communities have been formed, each of which have
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Paganism in South Africa

Pagan Religions

January 1, 2011October 20, 2018admin

Common Pagan beliefs and practices.   Religious authority Paganism nationally and internationally has no central religious authority. Communities are governed by initiatory hierarchy or by democratic consensus. Theologies Paganism has no central theology, but rather embraces a number of different theologies and
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Further Reading on Paganism

January 1, 2011October 20, 2018admin

Paganism Today: Wiccans, Druids, the Goddess and Ancient Earth Traditions for the Twenty-First CenturyGraham Harvey and Charlotte HardmanISBN-10: 0722532334 and ISBN-13: 978-0722532331   Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches TodayEllen Evert Hopman and Lawrence BondISBN-10: 0892819049 and ISBN-13: 978-0892819041   The
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Pagan etymology and usage

January 1, 2011October 27, 2018admin

The word ‘pagan’ comes from the Latin words ‘pagani’ meaning ‘rural’, and ‘pagus’ meaning ‘country-district’. It was used in a Christian inscription of the early fourth century to describe rural civilians of Rome who had not converted to Christianity. The general use
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