单词	neopaganism
释义	neopaganism /niːəʊˈpeɪɡənɪz(ə)m / noun [mass noun] A modern religious movement which seeks to incorporate beliefs or ritual practices from traditions outside the main world religions, especially those of pre-Christian Europe and North America.But now that neopaganism has joined the ranks of approved campus religious groups, this is beginning to be a minority view, expressed tentatively for fear of giving offense.... As one moves further from the Wiccan mainstream, neopaganism's eclectic quality - its status as a religion of appropriation - becomes yet more obvious. Associate Editor Jesse Walker's ‘Inside the Spiritual Jacuzzi’ is a tour of new customized religions that range from attempts to fuse Judaism with Buddhism to neopaganism to something called the Hot Tub Mystery Religion. Derivatives neopagan noun & adjective ... And the third, a lapsed neopagan, revived her religious practice online and was the only one of the three who stayed there. I have often wondered if it dawns on neopagans why they are so dependent on rituals and ceremonies - from spells to drumming, chanting and dancing. Today modern neopagans either celebrate it on the 1st or 2nd, the 2nd being more popular in America, perhaps because of a confusion with Candlemas.
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