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Pagan subdivisions coined by Isaac Bonewits:

Pagan subdivisions coined by Isaac Bonewits:

*'''Paleo-Paganism''': coined to contrast with "neopaganism",  denoting a  pagan culture that has not been disrupted by other cultures. The term applies to [[Hinduism]], [[Shinto]], pre-Migration period Germanic paganism as described by [[Tacitus]], Celtic Polytheism as described by [[Julius Caesar]], the Ancient Greek religion and religion in ancient Rome.

*'''Paleo-Paganism''': coined to contrast with "Neopaganism",  denoting a  Pagan culture that has not been disrupted by other cultures. The term applies to [[Hinduism]], [[Shinto]], pre-Migration period Germanic paganism as described by [[Tacitus]], Celtic Polytheism as described by [[Julius Caesar]], the Ancient Greek religion and religion in ancient Rome.

*'''Meso-Paganism''': A group, which is, or has been, significantly influenced by monotheistic, dualistic, or nontheistic worldviews, but has been able to maintain an independence of religious practices. This group includes Native Americans and Australian Aborigine Bushmen, Viking Age Norse paganism.  Influences include: [[Freemasonry]], [[Rosicrucianism]], [[Theosophy]], [[Spiritualism]], as well as [[Sikhism]], and the many Afro-Diasporic faiths like Haitian Vodou and Santería.

*'''Meso-Paganism''': Groups begun as an attempt to revive, recreate, or perpetuate what its founders believe(d) to be original Paleopagan beliefs and practices, which is, or has been, significantly influenced by monotheistic, dualistic, or nontheistic worldviews, but has been able to maintain an independence of religious practices. This group includes Native Americans and Australian Aborigine Bushmen, Viking Age Norse paganism.  Other examples include: [[Freemasonry]], [[Rosicrucianism]], [[Theosophy]], [[Spiritualism]], as well as [[Sikhism]], early (pre-1970) [[Wicca]], and the many Afro-Diasporic faiths like Haitian Vodou and Santería.

*'''[[Neo-Paganism]]''': An attempt by modern people to reconnect with nature, pre-Christian religions, or other nature-based spiritual paths. This definition may include anything on a sliding scale from reconstructionist to [[New Age]] and non-reconstructionist groups such as [[Asatru]] and [[Wicca]].

*'''[[Neo-Paganism]]''': Groups begun as an attempt to revive, recreate, or perpetuate what its founders believe(d) to be original Paleopagan beliefs and practices, but consciously attempting to avoid  monotheistic, dualistic, or nontheistic influences. This definition may include anything on a sliding scale from reconstructionist to [[New Age]] and non-reconstructionist groups such as [[Asatru]] and [[Wicca]].

 

The terms may be spelled with or without hyphens after the prefixes.

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