Pagan religion


Pagan religion includes ancient European, ancient Asian, African, and native American that are not otherwise considered. These are generally but not always polytheistic, and are typically tied or limited to a particular culture or people.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Institutions Religion Religious Traditions European Pagan Asian Pagan African Pagan American Indian Pagan Neopagan

Pagan religion includes ancient European, ancient Asian, African, and native American that are not otherwise considered. These are generally but not always polytheistic, and are typically tied or limited to a particular culture or people.

European pagan

This includes various forms of religion that were present in Europe before the widespread adoption of Christianity.

Asian religion

This includes various forms of religion that were present in Asia before the widespread adoption of more recent beliefs.

African religion

This includes various forms of religion that were and are present in Africa.

American Indian religion

This includes various forms of religion that were present in the Americas before the widespread adoption of Christianity, and their modern remnants.

Neopaganism

This includes various modern revivals or imitations of ancient religions.


History Pagan religion dates from prehistory including possibly early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory. These can be followed in antiquity, including the 5th millennium BC and 4th millennium BC. In the 3rd Millennium BC, distinctively religious writings can be examined. These religions were prominent in the 2nd millennium BC and the early 1st millennium BC.	Links to other sites: not yet developed.
In classical and medieval times, they began to be supplanted by the modern religions. This process more or less began in early classic times, but continued in late classical times. I do not yet have details of the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, or 5th century CE. In early medieval times, certain of the pagan religions declined yet further. In late medieval times, even more decline was evident. During modern times, they have increasingly lost adherents, but survive. The 16th century can be examined. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be examined. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be examined. During the 19th century, Increasing contact with Western civilizations led to a decline in Asian and American Indian pagan religions. I do not yet have details of the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, or late 19th century. Details of the 20th century including European pagan, Asian Pagan, African pagan, American Indian Pagan, and neopagan religions can be followed. The early 20th century, early-mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, late 20th century, are difficult to generalize. I do not yet have many details of the late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, or late 1990s. They are little known in the early 21st century including the early 2000s. I have few references to them in the late 2000s including 2006. Direct references in 2007 including the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, and fourth quarter are likely to be scarce. References during 2008 and 2009 during the first, second, third, and fourth quarters can be examined. 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011 can be connected. Their future including the near future, middle future and far future is uncertain. Sociology Peoples of the world will be useful in examining this. Asiatic peoples and African peoples are closely connected to this subject. Nations such as Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia are important. Western Civilization has had some connection, mostly to European pagan religion. Mexico has some connection to pagan religion. Anglic peoples including those of the United States have mixed infuence from European pagan, American Indian pagan, and Neopagan religions. Latin peoples also have influence from European pagan and american indian pagal religions. Brazil has examples. Northeast European peoples including those of Russia can be connected. Asiatic peoples such as those of Russia Philippines can be connected. These include Asiatic pagan religions. South Asian peoples such as those of India Pakistan, and Bangladesh can be connected. Oriental peoples such as those of Japan can be connected. China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Indonesia can be considered. African peoples including those of Nigeria can be connected. American Indian peoples such as those found in Mexico can also be connected. Middle American Indian peoples found on the southwestern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples found in the United States can be considered. Communities will be important in considering these. Social structure and change including social structure, social types, and social change can be connected. Other Institutions Other Religion This is connected to other particular religions including Asiatic religion, and secularism. Abrahamic religion including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism can be connected. Pagan religion is also connected to religious organization, practice, and beliefs. Government including law, government activity, government structure, and particular governments has some connections. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activity can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathemtics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human geography, human ecology, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Although pagan religion deals with nature and thus overlaps with science, they tend to explain things in very different ways. Physics and chemistry are not strongly connected. Astronomy, earth science, and biology have better connections.

History

Pagan religion dates from prehistory including possibly early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory.

These can be followed in antiquity, including the 5th millennium BC and 4th millennium BC. In the 3rd Millennium BC, distinctively religious writings can be examined. These religions were prominent in the 2nd millennium BC and the early 1st millennium BC.

Links to other sites: not yet developed.

In classical and medieval times, they began to be supplanted by the modern religions. This process more or less began in early classic times, but continued in late classical times. I do not yet have details of the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, or 5th century CE. In early medieval times, certain of the pagan religions declined yet further. In late medieval times, even more decline was evident.

During modern times, they have increasingly lost adherents, but survive. The 16th century can be examined. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be examined. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be examined. During the 19th century, Increasing contact with Western civilizations led to a decline in Asian and American Indian pagan religions. I do not yet have details of the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, or late 19th century.

Details of the 20th century including European pagan, Asian Pagan, African pagan, American Indian Pagan, and neopagan religions can be followed. The early 20th century, early-mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, late 20th century, are difficult to generalize. I do not yet have many details of the late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, or late 1990s.

They are little known in the early 21st century including the early 2000s. I have few references to them in the late 2000s including 2006. Direct references in 2007 including the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, and fourth quarter are likely to be scarce. References during 2008 and 2009 during the first, second, third, and fourth quarters can be examined. 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011 can be connected.

Their future including the near future, middle future and far future is uncertain.

Sociology

Peoples of the world will be useful in examining this. Asiatic peoples and African peoples are closely connected to this subject. Nations such as Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia are important.

Western Civilization has had some connection, mostly to European pagan religion. Mexico has some connection to pagan religion.

Anglic peoples including those of the United States have mixed infuence from European pagan, American Indian pagan, and Neopagan religions. Latin peoples also have influence from European pagan and american indian pagal religions. Brazil has examples. Northeast European peoples including those of Russia can be connected.

Asiatic peoples such as those of Russia Philippines can be connected. These include Asiatic pagan religions. South Asian peoples such as those of India Pakistan, and Bangladesh can be connected. Oriental peoples such as those of Japan can be connected. China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Indonesia can be considered.

African peoples including those of Nigeria can be connected.

American Indian peoples such as those found in Mexico can also be connected. Middle American Indian peoples found on the southwestern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples found in the United States can be considered.

Communities will be important in considering these. Social structure and change including social structure, social types, and social change can be connected.

Other Institutions

Other Religion

This is connected to other particular religions including Asiatic religion, and secularism. Abrahamic religion including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism can be connected. Pagan religion is also connected to religious organization, practice, and beliefs.

Government including law, government activity, government structure, and particular governments has some connections. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activity can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathemtics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected.

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human geography, human ecology, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Although pagan religion deals with nature and thus overlaps with science, they tend to explain things in very different ways. Physics and chemistry are not strongly connected. Astronomy, earth science, and biology have better connections.