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Celtic polytheism, sometimes known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practises of the ancient Celtic peoples of western Europe prior to Christianisation. Celtic polytheism, as its name suggests, was polytheistic, believing in a number of different deities, and was also animistic, believing in spirits existing in natural objects such as trees and rocks. Religious beliefs and practises of the Celts varied throughout the different Celtic lands, which included Ireland, Britain, Celtiberia, Gaul, areas along the Danube river, and Galatia; however there were commonalities shared by all. Celtic religious practices bear the marks of Romanization following the Roman Empire's conquest of certain Celtic lands such as Gaul (58–51 BCE) and Britain (43 CE), although the depth and significance of Romanization is a subject of scholarly disagreement. Celtic polytheism declined in the Roman Empire period, especially after the outlawing of one form of it, Druidism, by the emperor Claudius in 54 CE. It persisted somewhat longer in Britain and Ireland, where it gradually disappeared during Christianization, over the 5th to 6th centuries. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Atheists can you give some positive as well as negative aspects of the following religions? Q. A) Christianity B) Judaism C) Islam D) Buddhism E) Taoism F) Confucianism G) Hinduism H) Paganism (Wicca, Druidism, and various other forms) I) Pantheism K) Polytheism (Asatru,Celtic Polytheism, and various other forms) L) Satanism M) Deism And whatever other religions you can think of. This is for homework to the people who are saying that. I meant to say isn't Asked by It Is What It Is - Fri Jun 15 16:58:00 2007 - - 11 Answers - 1 Comments A. Gawd! This is like homework. Hold on: Answered by A - Fri Jun 15 17:00:47 2007 Recent Surveys Show the Cool-o-Meter of Religion? Q. Recent investigations have concluded how cool each religion and their follower really are. Here we have a brief summary of the results: Baha'i Faith: (78) Catholicism: (68) Protestantism: (72) Mormonism: (12) Gnosticism: (70) Islam: (68) Judaism: (68) Rastafarianism: (82) Buddhism: (94) Hinduism: (64) Confucianism: (84) Mami Wata: (90) Ghost Dance: (82) Finnish Paganism: (88) Zoroastrianism: (86) Norse Mythology: (98) Celtic Polytheism: (72) Neo-paganismism: (93) Scientology: (14) Pastafarianism: (94) Unicornianism: (94) Agnosticism: (96) Atheism: (96) So... are YOU cool? Asked by Frozen Phoenix - Sun May 3 01:02:22 2009 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments A. I don't fully understand the results. How do you determine a person's coolness and what do the numbers mean exactly? Are they a percentage of the people in the group who are considered cool or are they a rating scale of how cool people in that group are? And if it's a rating scale, is it 0-100 or what? But to answer your question, no I'm not cool. I'm just Lilli. I think I'm a little nerdy actually. Answered by Lilliana - Sun May 3 01:09:17 2009 right my fellow pagan folks a bit of solidarity here.....?
Q. to give you my back story... i am as near as i can guess... a pagan, but just what exactly is a pagan to all ye lot out here in electron ville? myself i have a goddess of sorts (morrigan) who is a figure from celtic mythology strongly associated with germanic polytheism which puts me under the umbrella of belief systems known as paganism. i observe the solstices and of course the usual bunch yule, samhain, beltane etc so to copycat our christian brothers (we love them really) favourite question... "what does christianity mean to you" im asking this one what does paganism mean to you? Asked by armiralthirdside - Wed Dec 5 22:33:49 2007 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments A. I'm a naturalistic pantheist which means that "I believe in God/dess but spell it N-A-T-U-R-E." In other words, I am nontheistic. Knowing of the interdependence of nature (food cycle, etc.) as well as the interdependence of actions (ancestors' past actions affect my current circumstances and my actions will affect the circumstances of my descendents) fills with a sense of gratefulness which I demonstate both through my actions as well as concrete actions of respect and honor. If you are interested: These are the simple practices I developed based upon my exposure to such traditions as Reformed Druidry, Asatru, other forms of neopaganism as well as similar traditions within Buddhism, Hinduism and Shinto. I developed them to fit in better… [cont.] Answered by Dave S - Sat Dec 8 11:44:42 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Celtic polytheism"  news.google.com Examiner.com Ancient Celtic religion, that underpinned every aspect of everyday life, was nature-venerating and polytheistic , recognizing many levels of supernatural ... and more » From Google News Search: "Celtic polytheism"  gaolnaofa.org 159px x 259px | 11.90kB [source page] The blessing of sea fish blessing  robert-tessier.org 182px x 120px | 14.40kB [source page] selected Lest in a Maze We Die for its 2005 06 seminar The Robert Tessier Conference on Monotheism Polytheism and the Destruction of Nature was held at Brock University in April 2006 From Yahoo Image Search: "Celtic polytheism"  whattamisaid.blogspot.com Tami ue, 15 Sep 2009 10:42:01 GM You may not agree with these belief systems, but I maintain that they are no more frightening than the . Celtic polytheism. that influences a lot of modern New Age belief and indeed some of traditional Christianity. ...  ladycattrashadow.blogspot.com Lady Cattra Shadow the Scarlet Cat ue, 27 Oct 2009 15:03:01 GM I have been following this path most of my life. I'm a Hard . Polytheist. . My Familiar is a Cat. I am a Modern . Celtic. Witch & Based on the practices, way of life, spells, ritual, the true Witchcraft of todays. ...  hacampbell.blogspot.com Heather Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:55:00 GM woven from straw to show her father that all truth is interlocked together when she was trying to convert him from pre-christian . celtic polytheism. . (can you tell by the great lengths i go to that i don't like the connotation of the word ... From Google Blog Search: "Celtic polytheism" |
