neopaganism

Ne·o·pa·gan·ism

or Ne·o-Pa·gan·ism N5065900 (nē′ō-pā′gə-nĭz′əm)n. Any of various religious movements arising chiefly in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 1900s that combine worship of pagan nature deities, particularly of the earth, with benign witchcraft.

neopaganism

(ˌniːəʊˈpeɪɡənɪzəm) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) theol a revival of paganism, modern paganism

neopaganism

the revival of paganism. — neopagan, adj. — neopaganist, n., adj.See also: Religion

Neopaganism

Neopaganism,

polytheistic religious movement, practiced in small groups by partisans of pre-Christian religious traditions such as Egyptian, Greek, Norse, and Celtic. Neopagans fall into two broad categories, nature-oriented and magical groups, and often incorporate arcane and elaborate rituals. Two of the movement's most influential thinkers were Alphonse L. Constant (1810–75) and Gerard Encausse (1865–1916).

Bibliography

See M. Adler, Drawing Down the Moon (1981, rev. ed. 1986); T. M. Luhrman, Pervasions of the Witch's Craft (1989); J. G. Melton and I. Poggi, Magic, Witchcraft, and Paganism in America (1992).

单词	neopaganism
释义	neopaganism Ne·o·pa·gan·ism or Ne·o-Pa·gan·ism N5065900 (nē′ō-pā′gə-nĭz′əm)n. Any of various religious movements arising chiefly in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 1900s that combine worship of pagan nature deities, particularly of the earth, with benign witchcraft. neopaganism (ˌniːəʊˈpeɪɡənɪzəm) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) theol a revival of paganism, modern paganism neopaganism the revival of paganism. — neopagan, adj. — neopaganist, n., adj.See also: Religion Neopaganism Neopaganism, polytheistic religious movement, practiced in small groups by partisans of pre-Christian religious traditions such as Egyptian, Greek, Norse, and Celtic. Neopagans fall into two broad categories, nature-oriented and magical groups, and often incorporate arcane and elaborate rituals. Two of the movement's most influential thinkers were Alphonse L. Constant (1810–75) and Gerard Encausse (1865–1916). Bibliography See M. Adler, Drawing Down the Moon (1981, rev. ed. 1986); T. M. Luhrman, Pervasions of the Witch's Craft (1989); J. G. Melton and I. Poggi, Magic, Witchcraft, and Paganism in America (1992).
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