paganisms
Pre-Christian belief systems
Paganisms is the plural of paganism, referring to multiple pagan religious traditions or practices.
The word might distinguish between different historical or contemporary belief systems outside the major monotheistic religions: The course examined various paganisms of the ancient Mediterranean world.
It can also refer to multiple instances of pagan behavior or belief: rural paganisms that persisted despite official Christianity.
Belief in multiple deities
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- pantheismReality itself is holy
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- nature worshipSpiritual devotion to environment
ancestor veneration · shamanism · heathenry · Wicca · witchcraft · ritualism · mysticism · spiritualism
Great age, ancient era
- pre-ChristianBefore the faith began
- Greek mythologyAncient Greek divine narratives
- Celtic traditionsHeritage of ancient Britons
- mystery cultsSecret ancient religious groups
temple worship · oracle · sacrifice · Saturnalia · Beltane · solstice · equinox · harvest festivals
Lack of belief
- irreligionAbsence of faith
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
unbelief · idolatrous · superstition · blasphemy · sacrilege · profanity · ungodliness · barbarism
Education-driven societal reform
- covenAssembly of witches
- altarSacred ritual table
- pentacleEncircled five-pointed star
- Book of ShadowsWiccan ritual text
polytheism
Belief in multiple deities
nature worship · ancestor veneration · shamanism · heathenry · Wicca · witchcraft · ritualism · mysticism · spiritualism · folk religion
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- pre-ChristianBefore the faith began
- Greek mythologyAncient Greek divine narratives
- Celtic traditionsHeritage of ancient Britons
mystery cults · temple worship · oracle · sacrifice · Saturnalia · Beltane · solstice · equinox · harvest festivals · ancient rites
godlessness
Lack of belief
- irreligionAbsence of faith
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
apostasy · unbelief · idolatrous · superstition · blasphemy · sacrilege · profanity · ungodliness · barbarism · primitiveness
reconstructionism
Education-driven societal reform
paganismsmonotheism
Belief in one god
Christianity · Islam · Judaism · Catholicism · Protestantism
paganismsatheism
Rejection of deities
secularism · irreligion · materialism · rationalism · agnosticism
paganismsChristianity
Faith based on Jesus
state religions · established churches · orthodoxy · world religions
- Norse paganismOld Scandinavian polytheistic religion