Can anyone explain to me this resurgence of dead religions? Why do I see 20 and 30 year olds from Delware or something fervently claiming to follow Odin or Zeus? Is this a serious thing, or just some trend?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.It's called polytheistic reconstructionism [en.m.wikipedia.org] . An example of which would be Asatru . But not all of these modern day pagans even believe that the deities actually literally exist . " Followers do not pray in the traditional sense and do not necessary believe in gods but instead, as Hilmar Hilmarsson explains, see the Norse myths as "wonderfully layered stories rich in symbolism and metaphors". - [bbc.com] , [theguardian.com] . The esoteric Nazi version of this phenomenon was primarily the work of Else Christensen [en.m.wikipedia.org] .
Marmion
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May 29, 2018
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The sort who view it as a metaphor make sense, at least conceptually. It's the bunch who actually dive in to full religious worship that confuse me.
The couple of people I've talked with online who follow Odin are just trolls. I knew several Jedi in the military, many even put Jedi Master for religion on their dog tags.
I frequently praise and quote the Fly Spaghetti Monster's unfathomable wisdom, especially since you can literally make up ANYTHING FSM says and your fellow acolytes will fervently swear it's true.
educatedredneck
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May 29, 2018
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Oh, it's usually easy enough to spot the trolls. There are plenty of those. But I meant the genuine, Odin the All-Father quoting, runic script writing, pagan holidays celebrating, devout types. The Norse pantheon seems the more popular from what I know, but I've seen a few Greek/Roman types, a smattering of Native American spiritualists (who were not natives raised to be spiritual), and even a small few converts to ancient Eastern religions.
An Odinist wedding in Spain, 2010
It's the sign of a failing mental health service
Simon1
Level 7
May 29, 2018
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I would be hesitant to dismiss it so lightly, but you might be on to something... ?
It seems to be a trend within the alt right unfortunately.
Ellatynemouth
Level 8
May 29, 2018
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The crazy Nazi types are certainly the worst, but I see quite a few who are genually compassionate, progressive people. Apparently, there is a 'big' schism going on in the new heathen religions between those who believe in racially-centered dogma and those who believe in inclusive heathenry. I just have to step back and wonder, why, someone where a forward thinking, socially uninhibited, nonconventional individual, would you fall for another religion, especially one that has essentially been proven false for hundreds of years? It blows my mind
I agree. It's all the same fairytale.
Another hipster trend.
Yet another way for them to virtue signal to others, "Hey i'm a complete douchbag and a total twat"
Jontom2017
Level 5
May 29, 2018
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I'm sure that plays into it. I was hoping to dig a bit deeper, but I'm not sure there is any deeper, unfortunately. ?
Some of it is White racism, weirdly.
GarytheGondolier
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May 29, 2018
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I think that's a driving force behind many of the racist Odinists, and sometimes the Greco-Roman, but there are whole subsets who staunchly disavow racism, and a few who have gone for non-European sects.
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