Heathenry

heathenry English Etymology From en heathenry. Proper noun The old Germanic (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, etc.) religion(s). Any modern reconstruction of one of these religions; Germanic neopaganism. en 2005 Jenny Blain Chapter Five: Heathenry, the Past, and Sacred Sites in Today's Britain Michael Strmiska Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qx7Tvd99xVAC&pg=PA181&dq=%22Heathenry%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RYnsUoeoN43pkgWX0YDoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Heathenry%22&f=false 181 In Britain, Heathenry is the most common name used for an emergent religion based on the old gods, goddesses, and spirits (wights) that were part of everyday life in Northern Europe before the coming of the Christian era. Thus, Heathenry is, in some sense, a reconstructed religion. People often discover Heathenry through finding the mythology of Northern Europe and attempting to learn more about the culture and spirituality of this part of the world. en 2005 Galina Krasskova Exploring the Northern Tradition 23 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=71mu_uYgYWgC&pg=PA23&dq=%22Heathenry%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RYnsUoeoN43pkgWX0YDoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Heathenry%22&f=false Comparatively, they are understanding, if not accepting, of Neo-Pagan influence; many Universalists even consider Heathenry to fall under the Neo-Pagan umbrella—a position most Folkish Heathens and Tribalists reject. en 2007 Melissa Harrington Paganism and the New Age Daren Kemp; James R. Lewis Handbook of New Age http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Bm-7DH2bZ8QC&pg=PA436&dq=%22Heathenry%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RYnsUoeoN43pkgWX0YDoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Heathenry%22&f=false 436 Thus Paganism has come to be an umbrella term for a diverse spiritual network, which also includes modern Shamanism and Heathenry. en 2009 Mark Ludwig Stinson Heathen Gods - Version 1.0 28 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=mtuP-lge8yIC&pg=PA28&dq=%22Heathenry%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RYnsUoeoN43pkgWX0YDoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Heathenry%22&f=false I've seen several Heathenry 101 booklets and articles that made a lot of comparisons between Heathenry and Christianity. And this brings to mind the question, "Isn't Heathenry rich enough and complete enough that we can describe it without having to compare and contrast it with Christianity?" en 2013 Jennifer Snook Reconsidering Heathenry: The Construction of an Ethnic Folkway as Religio-ethnic Identity Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 16 3 52–53 Heathenry is a reconstructionist religious movement whose practitioners align themselves with ancient Germanic and Norse cosmology using literary, archaeological, and historical research to reconstruct a premodern worldview as they honor gods such as Thor, Odin, and Freya. In the United States, several distinct groups emerged including Ásatrú (Norse Heathenism), Odinism (focusing on worship of Odin), Irminism (German Heathenism), Fyrnsidu (Anglo-Saxon and English Heathenism), and Theodism (Neotribal Heathenism). Coordinate terms Related terms en Heathen Translations old Germanic religion Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 日耳曼多神教 Rì'ěrmàn Duōshénjiào, cmn 日耳曼異教 Rì'ěrmàn Yìjiào Finnish: fi pakanuus French: fr paganisme m Icelandic: is heiðni f Polish: pl rodzimowierstwo germańskie n Russian: ru язы́чество n Spanish: es paganismo germano m, es etenismo m, es etenería f Swedish: sv hedendom c, sv forn sed c modern reconstructed Germanic religion Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 日耳曼新異教 Rì'ěrmàn Xīnyìjiào Finnish: fi uuspakanuus French: fr Georgian: ka წარმართობა Icelandic: is heiðni f Polish: pl rodzimowierstwo germańskie n Portuguese: pt etenismo m Russian: ru язы́чество n, ru асатру m Swedish: sv forn sed c, sv fornsed c, sv nyhedendom c, sv hedendom c German: de Heidentum n See also en Ásatrú, en Asatru (the Norse or Scandinavian variant) en Germanic neopaganism en neopaganism en paganism en Theodism (an Anglo-Saxon or Old English variant) en 3-syllable words en Germanic paganism