Talk:Hellenism (modern religion)

861:"Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion." "Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith,a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities and/or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture. Religions have sacred histories and narratives, which may be preserved in sacred scriptures, and symbols and holy places, that aim mostly to give a meaning to life. Religions may contain symbolic stories, which are sometimes said by followers to be true, that may also attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena. Traditionally, faith, in addition to reason, has been considered a source of religious beliefs" I wonder if that is enough "evidence" for you, stop editing in bad faith, this article is already quite the mess and not very clear. -- 3109:Πριν από πολλούς ή λίγους αιώνες, ανάλογα με την Ιστορία του κάθε έθνους μας, ο επιθετικός Μονοθεϊσμός κατέστρεψε τις Παραδόσεις μας, τις εθνικές μας ταυτότητες, τις Θρησκείες μας, και σε πολλές περιπτώσεις μας μετέτρεψε σε μειοψηφίες μέσα στις ίδιες μας τις πατρίδες. Πάρα πολλοί από εμάς, αγωνιζόμαστε. Όμως θέλει μεγάλη προσοχή στην στρατηγική αυτού του αγώνα που κάνουμε. Όποιος αγωνίζεται, λανθασμένα, για να μην εξαφανιστεί, και μόνο γι' αυτό, για να μην εξαφανιστεί, με την πρώτη ήττα θα εξαφανιστεί. Αντίθετα, όσοι αγωνίζονται για να πάρουν πίσω αυτά που τους ανήκουν, να πάρουν πίσω αυτά που τους έκλεψαν, να πάρουν πίσω την εθνική τους ταυτότητα, τον προγονικό τους Πολιτισμό, την εθνική τους Θρησκεία, το αξιακό σύστημα του έθνους στο οποίο ανήκουν, δεν πρόκειται ποτέ, ποτέ μα ποτέ, να ηττηθούν πραγματικά, άσχετα από το πόσες πιθανές εφήμερες, πρόσκαιρες ήττες θα υποστούν απέναντι στον πολύ ισχυρότερο εχθρό. Το μήνυμα είναι πως δεν αγωνιζόμαστε για να μην εξαφανιστούμε. Αγωνιζόμαστε για να πάρουμε πίσω όλα αυτά που μας ανήκαν. Και εξακολουθούν να μας ανήκουν. Και θα τα πάρουμε πίσω. Με την βοήθεια των εθνικών μας Θεών. 3092:Πριν από πολλούς ή λίγους αιώνες, ανάλογα με την Ιστορία του κάθε έθνους μας, ο επιθετικός Μονοθεϊσμός κατέστρεψε τις Παραδόσεις μας, τις εθνικές μας ταυτότητες, τις Θρησκείες μας, και σε πολλές περιπτώσεις μας μετέτρεψε σε μειοψηφίες μέσα στις ίδιες μας τις πατρίδες. Πάρα πολλοί από εμάς, αγωνιζόμαστε. Όμως θέλει μεγάλη προσοχή στην στρατηγική αυτού του αγώνα που κάνουμε. Όποιος αγωνίζεται, λανθασμένα, για να μην εξαφανιστεί, και μόνο γι' αυτό, για να μην εξαφανιστεί, με την πρώτη ήττα θα εξαφανιστεί. Αντίθετα, όσοι αγωνίζονται για να πάρουν πίσω αυτά που τους ανήκουν, να πάρουν πίσω αυτά που τους έκλεψαν, να πάρουν πίσω την εθνική τους ταυτότητα, τον προγονικό τους Πολιτισμό, την εθνική τους Θρησκεία, το αξιακό σύστημα του έθνους στο οποίο ανήκουν, δεν πρόκειται ποτέ, ποτέ μα ποτέ, να ηττηθούν πραγματικά, άσχετα από το πόσες πιθανές εφήμερες, πρόσκαιρες ήττες θα υποστούν απέναντι στον πολύ ισχυρότερο εχθρό. Το μήνυμα είναι πως δεν αγωνιζόμαστε για να μην εξαφανιστούμε. Αγωνιζόμαστε για να πάρουμε πίσω όλα αυτά που μας ανήκαν. Και εξακολουθούν να μας ανήκουν. Και θα τα πάρουμε πίσω. Με την βοήθεια των εθνικών μας Θεών. 1591:"Real Hellenismos" is quite an arrogant statement, AND username, because greek religion was interrupted a long time ago, and the only references to it are cited only by greek and roman philosophers/historians. And due to their universality, anyone acquainted with their writings, greek or not, is at the same level of a greek, so there is no "real hellenismos", only a reconstructed form of it. Furthermore, the statement in the Theology section "In modern terms, the ancient Greeks had nothing which could be called a systematized theology." is false, and I´m surprised that it was inserted here. Hesiod´s Theogony, as well as all greek mythology is exoteric speech, and people should have known this by now. What is discussed in Plato´s works, in Proclus and Plotinus, etc, is the esoteric, inner hermeneutics AND theological/cosmological structure of greek mythology, not "only" Sallustius! Sallustius is just one of them. I wonder what kind of person edited this section, and if he/she has in fact knowledge of ancient greek literature. 2412:"Ethnic Greeks". They do not commonly add any words to signify religion however, because such Hellenes or Greeks, also seek to restore the ancient values and lifestyles of their ancestors, not just the religion. In addition, they also expressly reject the term "Hellenic" or "Hellenism". This is because, as Prosfilaes very correctly alluded to, the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece has appropriated the term to the point where the Ethnic Hellenes feel it can not be used to describe them. Ethnic Hellenes don't seem to be as quick to label their faith as they are to label themselves but as far as one can discern, the term they use actually is "Ethnic Hellenic Religion" or "Religion of the Native Greeks". If we limit ourselves to a word and not a phrase, (which seems to be a sticking point with the anonymous editor), the word used by them is actually Hellenismos, not Hellenism! Here is a link which actually uses the word "Hellenismos", in this context, on a English-language translation of a Greek page. 1968:

should at least try to be accurate in phrasing that complaint. Not that Knowledge (XXG) is necessarily about fairness... And yes, it may be a losing battle to separate trad Wicca from all the rest, a mixed bag of beliefs that include even those who claim not to be witches, avoid magic like the plague, and meet in "congregations", led in a "church" service by a "minister" to worship Jesus Christ! Fortunately in the UK, Australia and NZ the difference is still mostly understood, and it's only the newbies who've only seen "Buffy" or read their first American pagan magazine who make the mistake of calling themselves "Wiccan". Anyone who's been round the Pagan scene at all quickly gets the idea. America may have their terminology confused (along with words like "terrorism" and "democracy"), but even in the states the term "Wicca" is still controversial. Best then to either use it cautiously or not at all.

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signify religion however, because such Hellenes or Greeks, also seek to restore the ancient values and lifestyles of their ancestors, not just the religion. In addition, they also expressly reject the term "Hellenic" or "Hellenism"! This is because, as alluded to above by other editors, the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece has appropriated the term to the point where the Ethnic Hellenes feel it can not be used to describe them. Now, Ethnic Hellenes are not as quick to label their faith as they are to label themselves but as far as one can discern, the term they use actually is "Ethnic Hellenic Religion" or "Religion of the Native Greeks". If we limit ourselves to a word and not a phrase, then the word used by them is actually Hellenismos, not Hellenism! Here again is a link which actually uses the word "Hellenismos", in this context, on a English-language translation of a Greek page.

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Knowledge (XXG). It is fact, not opinion, that much of the Hellenic Reconstruction attempts to distance itself from Wicca, witchcraft, occultists, and Neopaganism in general. Frankly, as I understand it, traditional Wicca has much of the same issues with Popular Neopagan culture, having had their identity stolen and their beliefs and practices misrepresented. Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wiccans, true Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wiccans, seem to have little tolerance for (Neo)Wicca from my experience. What you are calling "Wicca" has now been relegated to BTW, and labeled a rigid, dogmatic, and elitist subset of Wicca by much of Neopaganism. For all intents and purposes, "Eclectic Wicca" is Wicca today. There is no way to turn the clock back on that one. In any event, this artice is not that place to debate what is and is not true Wicca. --

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assertion linking a Greek deity to a so-call Celtic festival, they are attacked. If they challenge the misrepresentation of an ancient act of devotion, they are immediately attacked. It is not simply that the section expresses the differences between HPR and Neopaganism, it expresses the very real tensions that do actually exist. It may be a fair assessment to say the section should do more to be clear that Neopagan does not necessarily mean Wicca, but the fact still remains popular Neopagan culture is dominated by "Eclectic Wicca" and the Wicca-ish. So much so that you arguments about what Wicca really 'is' are moot. In today's world, the common conception of Wicca is "Eclectic Wicca." You may want to fight that BTW is true Wicca, but I believe it will be a losing battle for you. --

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Hellenismos, Hellenism, the Hellenic tradition, the Hellenic religion, and Hellenic Polytheism are all used interchangeably to refer to the religion, and are synonymous. The phrase Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism refers to the overall movement and the methodology used to revive the religion, but is not the religion itself. The words Dodekatheism and Olympianism refer to specifc "denominations" that serve as branches focusing on specific schools of thought or the public practices of a specific polis, yet are still referred to as being included under Hellenismos, Hellenism, the Hellenic tradition, the Hellenic religion, and Hellenic Polytheism, and are part of the Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionist movement. --

1863:, pp. 6-7); Carlo Ginzburg, Gustav Henningsen and other academic scholars have demonstrated the long survival in Europe and the British Isles of goddess worship and surrounding ecstatic/magical cults, and shown how they substantially contributed to the diabolised stereotype of the witches' sabbath. Ronald Hutton has probably been the most vocal historian arguing a lack of precedents for Wicca, but then, his is a very ideosynchratic view, and he takes a number of extreme positions rather distant from usual academic consensus in the fields of witchcraft history, pagan antiquity, pagan survivals into the Christian period, and the history of hermeticism and ceremonial magic. 2429:

the Greek countryside during the early Common Era who resisted conversion to the Christian faith popular among the urban and the cosmopolitan. These religious believers also reject the term reconstructionism? Unclear. In largely depends on how the term reconstructionism is used. Ethnic Hellenes do push for a re-establishment of their native religion, tradition and way of life. However, none of this has anything to do with the term Hellenismos vs. Hellenism. All it calls for are a few careful edits, as I've tried to do, to state that Hellenismos or Hellenic polytheistic reconstructionism does not regard itself as part of a syncretic neo-pagan religious movement.

787:"adherents of the religion around the world" what adherents? are we talking about members of one organized religion? Or just a group of random unorganized people making claims? Would it be wise for Hellenists to have their own page to reflect their values, and so on for each organized group? There seems to be different named religions being forced under one term that cannot be harmonized. In Greece, the state has legally recognized "Hellenic Ethnic Religion" and "Ancient Greek Religion" whose members' document papers, such as ID, reflect their religion. Do Hellenists have an equivalent named religion they can point to? Are we talking about Hellenists in Hellenion? 3741:

worshipped the same gods in different ways (for example, Athenians worshipped Athena more prominently than say, Ares or Poseidon, people of Delphi worshipped Apollo more than Athena, etc. each with their own rituals and costumes). And this also changed with the different eras (look at the differences between Roman Hellenism and Mycenaean one). In a similar way, modern reconstructionism doesn't have a central Hellenic Church where an Hellenic Pope commands what people should believe, but rather every person, cult, nation adopts their own traditions and ways. It could be chaotic for our Western Christian understanding but not for them.

2756:--- Hellenism is the same thing as Hellenismos ontologically. They are two English renditions of the Greek "ελληνισμόσ" - The confusion is the result of English speakers trying to form a term to express ancient Greek religion in an ISM of some kind. I am more than happy to help sort this out and update the wikipage with proper sources. We need to figure out how to put everything into order so it all makes sense. English "Hellenism" comes from the German "Hellenismus". Hellenismos is an English transliteration of "ελληνισμόσ". They both refer to the one and same thing "ελληνισμόσ". 2173:'s 'related portals,' since Wicas may want to know about other modern paganism (though I did not put portal:Wicca in the reconstructionist ones for obvious reasons.) I am asking about symbols because someone put a picture of Zeus for portal:Hellenismos on portal:Wicca. While he, or Hestia, may be a most important symbol of Dodecatheism, perhaps he is not as much for Hellenismos as a whole, since I have read many of the ancient Greek cults were separate until mythology related them. I was also reading online about possible symbols, and people recommended the wreath, and the 441: 818:

made to distinguish this so called "Hellenic Ethnic Religion" though I've made the pertinent changes to state that in particular the YSEE sees itself as outside all of that. I just don't see why this should be made an ethnic issue. Hellenism is a religion, it is defined by a set of values and ritual practices as well as mythology. I have changed the page to reflect a more universal inclusive approach because I don't find the use of Greek and non-Greek to be inclusive and representative of the many people who identify as Hellenists --

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363). In Sextus Empiricus' "Against the Professors", a criticism of professors of all arts and sciences, Ἑλληνισμός is translated by Robert Gregg Bury as "Hellenism". Ἑλληνισμός is not employed in a religious manner, but is used in the context of proper Greek grammar. Likewise in Diogenes Laërtius' "Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.1. Zeno", Ἑλληνισμός is once again used to talk about Greek language, not religion. In the English translation by Robert Drew Hicks it is rendered as "pure Greek" and "good Greek"

1316:) more narrow concept and only applies to a tiny minority of Neopagans. We can quote hellenismos.us as documenting the viewpoint of (some) adherents, but they do not have terminological superiority: already by calling Asatru "Reconstructionist" they show that their terminology is completely skewed. Not even Icelandic Asatru claims to be reconstructionist, and much less the US variants which are much more into racial mysticism and/or New Age syncretism than anything related to reconstructionism proper. 254: 233: 2559:

different topics such as art, culture and several different religious movements, some of which span separate and distinct time periods. Looking up the meaning of the word, one gets at least three different definitions, none of which refer explicitly to the religion that worships the ancient gods of Greece. Hellenismos, on the other hand, has as its primary definition exactly that, reconstructionist or if you will, revivalist worship of the ancient Greek Gods.

2660:"Hellenismos", which is used worldwide, is centuries old and describes only the Reconstructionist Polytheistic faith invoking the ancient Greek Gods, you use a word that has a least a half-dozen meanings here at Knowledge (XXG) alone, some of which have nothing to do with religion and is rejecting by the very Greeks you make a point of bringing up yourself. The correct terminology is the correct terminology, it doesn't matter what it "sounds like". 802:

same, that it is or is not just religion, then this page is redundant. If there is consensus, please provide evidence from both sides, a Greek organization representing a Hellenic religion, and a non-Greek organization that both agree that Hellenism, strictly speaking, is only religion to move this issue forward. If there is a consensus then inclusive language should be reflected in the article. If not, then perhaps, again, this page is not viable.

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culture (which the Hellenic tradition is being lumped into here) promotes a very eclectic and very individualistic form of practice based primarily on unverified personal gnosis blended with Wicca-ish, NeoDruid-ish, and/or HOGD-ish methodologies. Modern Paganism also has an exclusionary attitude toward more well defined religions that are traditional or reconstructionist. It is inappropriate to imply that Hellenism is Greek flavored Neopagansim. --

2142:"Ἀρεταὶ δὲ λόγου εἰσὶ πέντε, Ἑλληνισμός, σαφήνεια, συντομία, πρέπον, κατασκευή. Ἑλληνισμὸς μὲν οὖν ἐστι φράσις ἀδιάπτωτος ἐν τῇ...." There are five excellences of speech—pure Greek, lucidity, conciseness, appropriateness, distinction. By good Greek is meant language faultless in point... In my view, pagans have taken a Greek word of crucial importance to Greek identity and appropriated it for self-legitimization. This matter needs to be resolved. 2651:

say that Greek authors have any more authority than American ones, on the matter of "Hellenismos". To repeat myself one more, Greeks today have no more influence over the practice of Hellenismos, than do Palestinian Christians have today over Christianity. Hellenismos is not solely limited to Greeks believers or the country of Greece, the religion exists worldwide, possibly with more practitioners outside of Greece than inside it.

887:(1)There is no one definition of "religion" (2) We need actual sources to support Hellenism is *only* religion itself since that is not the historical usage. Just saying there are unorganized adherents does not qualify in my opinion as authoritative. (3) The changes made to the page are really not that objectionable thus far. (4) Can we agree to leave the page alone? It seems good to me. Thank you for your contributions. Cheers. 1871:

examples of embarrassing ideas, cultural misappropriation and the like, but to use these to snipe at Wicca is hardly reasonable. In fact I don't know why there's any sniping at Wicca at all, since we're not trying to tell the Reconstructionists how to conduct their religion. We wouldn't presume. I think what the article should do rather than emphasise this kind of ankle-biting is to simply make clear what the

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modern Neopaganism movement is distinct from what is going on with these groups, and they should not be lumped together. Based on your reasoning Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Native American Spirituality, and every other ethnic tradition should included as part of the Neopagan for their eclectic adoption of Gods and concepts. Heck, this article wasn't even being categorized under Category:Neopagan traditions.--

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movement even rejects the forced association of their movement to "reconstructionism" and "neopaganism". It is a sensitive issue: "Hellenismos" may sound cool and trendy to the American ear, but it doesn't describe the Greek reality. "Hellenism" is an established term in reference to Greek religiousness, and surely less ridiculous that the unneeded Greek-styled "Hellenismos".

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important component to the religion, others do not, I would urge anyone to change it, it does not speak for the plurality of the adherents of the religion around the world, many of whom would not find it wrong to be called pagans. In short the introduction is a mess with a clear bias and intent on calling this religion a greek ethnicity-only thing, which is not. --

2474:"Hellenism" is a centuries old term and it is used in scholarly books. It was coined by emperor Julian (of course, as he spoke Latin it was surely "Hellenismus", and when speaking in Greek "Hellenismos"; and has been rendered "Hellenism" in English in later centuries). Just search on Google Books and you'll find plenty of books on the subject; for example: 599: 578: 2455:

worldwide, albeit in varying numbers of practitioners. The article also does not refer to religion of those who lived in Hellenistic period (or immediately prior to or immediately following it). That religion already has an article, see "Hellenistic religion". The two religions are closely related of course but are not the same exactly.

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broad of a term to use to speak on all the legal religions recognized by the Hellenic Republic and the one incorporated organization in the USA. Because this page may be open to abuse, by individuals or groups without a legally incorporated body to officially represent their side, it is bound to fall into disagreements and conflict.

3638:). Therefore, the subject matter should be first and foremost the religion. While it is important (for disambiguation) to mention that "Hellenism" can also be used to refer to the totality of Greek culture, this should not be in the opening sentence of the article. There are already articles about Greek culture, including 3874:

Hello. I do not understand the argument about the sources. 1 - the Greek City Times is a Greek outlet for the diaspora, which did an interview with a Greek scholar that happens to have a podcast where he interview Sarah Iles Johnston on the topic also. It is not an odd topic to include on this page.

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The article is about modern religious movements that claim inspiration from or descent from the religion of the ancient Greeks. An article called 'Modern Greek Religions' would cover Christianity and the other religions practiced in Greece, and it is not sensible to expand this article to cover them.

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a cultural movement, expanded past the bounds of Modern Greece, there is no sense in your claim of "appropriation" and it actually comes across as rather chauvinistic. Also, if you have a problem with the English article using 'Hellenism', maybe take a look at the Greek article where it is also used.

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The term "Hinduism" has never been used to refer to the entirety of Hindu culture. In fact, most countries don't use an -ism for the entirety of their current and/or historical culture which is why you don't have terms like "Hinduism" or "Indianism" or even "Mexicanism". Considering that Hellenism as

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Please show me another culture -ism that separates their Knowledge (XXG) articles in such as way? Is there Hinduism (modern religion) v Hinduism (Hindu culture) and so on? It is very obvious that Hellenism is being defined and distorted by non-Greek pagans in a blatant act of appropriation. Hellenism

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This Knowledge (XXG) article is about the polytheistic religion that exists today that invokes the Olympian Gods as deities, holds the virtues of Greece in antiquity as moral guidelines and uses Greek mythology as allegorical history. It is not solely limited to Greeks or Greece, the religion exists

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Issue Two; the term used to describe the religious movement is a sensitive matter? Correct! The religious believers in question reject the term "pagan"? Correct! They view the term as a pejorative insult, as the words has its roots from the word "peasant", in reference to the rural inhabitants of

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The main page for just about every religion here seems to be devoted to information on that religion, with related articles branching out from there. I see no problem with the religion of the Ancient Greeks being described as a Hellenistic religion, as that was the culture that they were living in.

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Thirdly, the term Hellenismos would appear to have no popular usage outside the context of a modern worship of the ancient Greek Gods. Even limiting a discussion of the term Hellenism to Knowledge (XXG) pages, one quickly finds a disambiguation page with approximately 10 linked articles. And again,

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And this is relevant in what way? If Hellenists (as in worshippers of the 12 gods) wish to call themselves this, then these 'leading authorities' are just going to have to cop it. And there is no need for balance in this article; if thats the case please allow me to go to the page on Christianity and

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Of course this is hardly of vital importance to most Wiccans, since we are not even attempting historical reconstruction. We simply commune with our Gods by our traditional methods or whatever way works best. I understand that in reconstructionism there is the concept of "gnosis" and "shared personal

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interest in knocking down other groups and promoting your own are too closely related to the topic and Knowledge (XXG)'s dedication to neutrality. Your edits have been biased in the worst possible way, and if other HPR's in the US weren't so busy with actual practise and not paying much attention to

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A more objective approach needs to be taken when talking about Hellenism and needs to be based on or closely related to the actual history of the term as a religious moniker from the mid fourth century. Other methods are often derived and lead to confusion when expanded, this has lead to an inability

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This article does not seem to be written from a neutral point of view, in that it spends much more time discussing the correct or desired perception of adherents than explaining the belief system itself and its history. Few facts are given early in the article. Contributors seem to be in dispute over

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First of all, "Hellenismos" is not the religion of Greeks or the "Greek religion". (I don't even know what "Greek religion" could possibly mean just by itself, for it is so vauge.) It is the religion that invokes the Gods and Goddesses of ancient Greece. Now you have no real ground to stand on to

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Secondly, as you admit, the term Hellenismos is used in primary sources. The ancient Greeks of the time had no name for their religion, the very first name for it was established in the fourth century C.E. in a reconstructionist sense. That name was Hellenismos, certainly not "Hellenism". But you

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So from everything you're saying, you seem to imply some agreement: that the term "Neopagans" rather than "Wiccans" would more accurately describe the breadth of detractors of HPR, and would be less controversial. I really think it only fair that if HPR is complaining about historical accuracy, they

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Still preferable to avoid inaccurate generalisations, though. It shouldn't be too hard to word this section so it's informative, doesn't devote excessive space to discussing the ins and outs of Wicca, and still avoids being misleading and potentially derogatory. Also, I heartily agree that a section

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dating back to at least 2001, by Drew Campbell on his website nomos-arkhaios.org (now archived on ecauldron.com), expressed on Hellenismos.us, and discussed in a number of books on the subject. Documenting these types of controversies exist in most articles regarding religion (and other subjects) on

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And of course these hypotheses have a certain amount of historical support; for instance Georg Luck, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University describes the fusing of the Roman Pan and the Celtic Cernunnos to form a powerful deity around which the pagani, resisting conversion to Christianity, rallied

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The only real link is that they are both non-Abrahamic religions, commonly described as 'pagan' (although even this is not universal). Otherwise, they differ as much as Shinto and Christianity differ, which is to say, on almost all counts. They have distinct historical origins, different theological

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I agree that we should leave the page be as it is now at the moment, I tried to at least reconcile the two viewpoints without them being overtly divisive, as to the answer if Hellenism is only a religion or something more, well it is very hard to answer that question but for the time being this page

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2- The "blog" sited is an announcement posted by ΕΛΛΗΝ.Α.Ι.Σ one of the organizations in Greece with is one of the two state recognized religions in Greece representing ancient Greek religion, they are mentioned in the wiki page. If they can be acknowledged on the wikipage as an organization, their

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Issue Three. Here is the meat of the coconut, so to speak. The two paragraphs of text that I have written above solely concern the attitude of native, polytheistic Greeks in Greece today. I wrote them mainly to address the assertions that the anonymous editor made to justify his/her redirect and

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Julian did not coin "Hellenismos" as "Hellenic Religion". That is a choice by the translator. Hellenism appears before Julian. The word Ἑλληνισμός appears in writings of three authors, Sextus Empiricus (c. 160 - c. 210 CE), Diogenes Laërtius (3rd century CE), and Roman Emperor Julian (331 – 26 June

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To the extent that our religion is a reconstruction and adaptation of ancient religious practices in the modern world, one could argue that the label 'neopagan' is both accurate and descriptive, and some Hellenes embrace it. However, the terms 'neopagan' and 'paganism' have become so closely linked

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Should this still be considered a valid link? It is suppose to be an annual periodical, but there has only been one released, 2006. There looks to be no activity on the site, with no updates as to the status of future publications. I'm not sure this can be considered a legitimate source, if it ever

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Replying to the paragraph above. Perhaps the fair thing to do for all parties is to delete this page all together since it was problematic since it was created. In all honesty individual pages should be created for individual legally recognized religions that have names for them. "Hellenism" is too

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In short, Wicca is not synonymous with 'witchcraft', and is not the same as Neopaganism, and there is a world of difference between Wicca in its traditional form and the "Eclectic Wicca" that's become popular largely in the last 10 or 15 years. In the wider neopagan community we can find plenty of

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A lot has been said about Wicca by the uninformed, particularly in the ridiculous publishing industry that has shot up around Charmed, Buffy and Silver Ravenwolf. Wicca, as understood by initiates and as described in earlier works, tends to be rather different to the views espoused in this generic

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Pagebird, what? You're making some highly illogical conclusions about what dab is suggesting. They've suggested nothing even remotely close to "...Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Native American Spirituality, and every other ethnic tradition should included as part of the Neopagan...", in fact, very

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No we are not talking about members of an organized religion, in fact many unorganized adherents exist, we are talking about a myriad of practitioners who identify with any of the terms described in the page, religion does not need a government to back up its existence, perhaps a section should be

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It seems to me the introduction is rather biased as it implies, constantly, that there is an exclusive ethnic hellenic component to the adherents of this religion, if you check the article's history and the user who made the changes you can clearly see the bias, while some may view ethnicity as an

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In the intro there is the sentence "In 2006, Ancient Hellenic Religion, was granted "known religion" status by Greece." followed immediately by the sentence "In 2017, Greece legally recognized Hellenic Religion as a "known religion."" Was this status granted in 2006 or 2017? Are "Ancient Hellenic

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the topic of appropriation is very clearly just a screen cover for the fact that this page is highly highly edited by people who think only ethnic Greeks can or should be hellenists which is not the case, it is rather a supposed worry that is just thinly veiled motive to advanced said goals, this

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The official historical name is "Hellenism" not "Random Greek religions", you don't seem to understand that Ancient religions aren't the same as Abrahamic medieval-modern churches. There is no central dogma but common cultural ties, the different Greek Poleis had their own variations of myths and

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However, if you wish to give undue weight to the opinion of Greek polytheists today, I can provide documentation for my position there as well. Such Greeks use the term, Ethnikoi Hellenes to describe themselves, basically Ethnic Hellenes or "Ethnic Greeks". They do not commonly add any words to

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First, "Hellenism" is not a very useful term when describing this topic. Yes, it is used in scholarly books, but to refer to Ancient Greece, not a modern religious movement. And it is so imprecise and vague, it requires a disambiguation page here at Knowledge (XXG), linking to pages with widely

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However, if you seek to engage the YSEE, they will tell you that their goal is to affect change in modern Greek society. They have definitions and terms to describe their religious movement within the boundaries of their country. While they do not reject non-ethic Greeks (or non-ethic Hellenes)

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Issue One; "Hellenismos" is not a widely term used by the Greeks today, who seek to reestablish worship of the ancient Gods? Correct! Such Greeks do not have a commonly used term for their religion today. They use the term, Ethnikoi Hellenes to describe themselves, basically Ethnic Hellenes or

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Secondly, upon some brief researching, the term Hellenismos would seem to have precedence over Hellenism when referring to the modern worship of the Greek Gods. There are other terms for such worship, (all of which are relatively modern as the Ancient Greeks used none of them) but Hellenismos is

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I am disputing the sentence, "Key to most ethical systems is the idea of kharis, or the reciprocity between humanity and the Gods, between individuals, and among community members." Kharis translates to favor or divine reward, which was believed dependant on reciprocity, but is not the concept of

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That may be your opinion of the section, but it does not change the reality of the situation. If a Hellenic Reconstructionist attempts to participate in the Neopagan community, and expresses from his/her religious perspective magic(k) is hubris they are immediately attacked. If they question some

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and see nothing wrong with including it in this section. I have carefully evaluated this text. It clearly stays on the topic of Hellenic Polytheism, and addresses key issues in the religion quite well. While I cannot speak to the book by H. Jeremiah Lewis, it is quite interesting that the dispute

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There is no real link between Hellenismos and Wicca other than each being non-Abrahamic. They are not linked with any form of shared ethical code, set of practices, core values, institutions, common traditions and rituals, recognized sacred texts, or history. Religions that share some closer link

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Is there a consensus between all communities that "Hellenism" is strictly religion? If everyone agreed, Greeks and non-Greeks, that when Hellenism is spoken of, everyone is thinking only religion, then the arguments above seem grounded. But if Greeks and non-Greeks do not understand Hellenism the

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For the record, my original redirect was not the first redirect. To my understanding, Hellenismos was actually the earlier name for the article. Then someone at some point for some reason, suddenly and without any apparent consensus at all, redirected the article to a new "Hellenism (religion)"

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was the first name ever given to the religion but that was a reconstructionist form championed by the Roman Emperor Julian, in the 4th century, as a movement against rising Christianity. Other terms, such as Hellenism, are even more vague, as they can refer to many non-religious things such as

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Unfortunately, there is no one term that works for all cases. Worshipers of the Greek Gods, both in antiquity and today, are far more likely to describe themselves in terms of their religion, than they are to give a name to the religion itself. Indeed, the Ancient Greeks had no name for their

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I question the statement "There are no standardized naming practices for this religion, and individual practitioners and groups use a variety of names, often reflecting subtle differences in belief or practice." In looking at much of the listed sources for this article, it would seem the phrases

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is in a similar, but not so dismal, situation. While still maintaining legal non-profit status, the organizations growth can only be described as stagnant or in decline (currently only about 35 official members). All but one of the few satellite congregations exist in 'proto' status (less than 3

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Lastly, this article does not refer to religion of those who lived in Hellenistic period (or immediately prior to or immediately following it). That religion already has an article, see "Hellenistic religion". The two religions are closely related of course but are not the same exactly. This

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You seem to be making a very bizarre argument. The only opinion that matters is that of the Greeks, yet, you don't want to use the terminology that they themselves use. The only backing you use to justify a whole host of reverts is that of "rules of style" for suffixes. So instead of a word,

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Therefore, in order to bring this issue to a head, let us make this clear. The modern worship of the ancient Greek gods is not under the purview of people who live in Greece or have Greek ancestry. No more than do modern Christians who live in Palestine today have any control over the various

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Obviously, there is no unquestionably clear choice. Hellenismos or Greek polytheistic reconstructionism / Greek Paganism is a relatively new religious movement, with a verifiable origin going back about 20 to 30 years. So I'm willing to hash out the issue but there was apparently no consensus

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This statement doesn't hold water: " there is little academic material to suggest that was used widely in ancient religion." Especially given that the citation is not to any sort of scholarly work, but to a Neopagan's personal theological reflection. Work like that by Christopher Faraone (see

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I believe adding the Neopaganism2 template is inappropriate for this article. While in a very technical sense Hellenic reconstruction is Neopagansim (New non-Abrihamic religion), it is as appropriate to classify it in such a way as it is to Classify Buddhism and Hinduism as Pagan. Popular Pagan

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Also, the largest portions of this article's information is based on the YSEE and the movement in Greece, which the notability of this article relies, and they and other groups make similar statements and firmly make the distinction between the Hellenics and the modern Neopaganism movement. The

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I suggest this page needs a major overhaul as it appears to have been written with a bias towards the perspectives and assumptions of US groups that no longer exist or that are in terminal decline. Groups in Greece started to appear on the net about the same time as the US decline and they have

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Bad edits, that I have reverted. "Hellenismos" and the bombastic "Hellenic polytheistic reconstructionism" are American conceptual constructions that don't describe the ethnic movement of reviving indigenous religion in Greece, that is appropriately called "Hellenic ethnic religion". The Greek

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movement, reveals their self-perpetuated bias favoring the idea that all the ancient pre-Christian traditions of Europe were magical, despite the overwhelming evidence magical practice was rejected and prohibited in Ancient Hellas. The whole notion evolved out of Christianity's demonization of

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It's factually incorrect but the intent is correct. Magic was associated with the Persians & condemned in ancient Greece and its practitioners were punished. The rennaissance popularisation of Magic has lead it to be retrospectively applied to many religious rites that would not have beden

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necessarily seen as connected with all other gods from other cultures, although Wicca is an orthopraxy rather than an orthodoxy, and some initiates understand things in these terms. But it's surprisingly uncommon to find (traditional) Wiccan covens invoking any gods but our own beloved God and

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The section on Hellenic polytheism and Wicca seems to be treated by some as a dumping ground for any dissatisfaction with Neopaganism in general, and these people seem to be bringing more opinion that fact to it. Recent edits did a great job of misrepresenting the Wiccan view of the deities,

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With all due respect, if you are going to make wholesale changes to an article, you should make a case for them on the talk page. And if you are going to make a case on the talk page, you should do the other editors the justice of actually reading what they have already written on the talk

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Tim, by your anti-logic displayed here, only a certain part of the native-born population of the United States should be allowed to call themselves "US Americans". Lack of disagreement is not the same as consensus, either -- did you get visited by the Fail Fairy recently or something?

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Appaerently, there are several misunderstandings here. Let us try to work though them in a pleasant-enough manner. I will not directly address the assertion that "Hellenism is an established term in reference to Greek religiousness" here. I have already addressed that issue below,

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gnosis" that helps validate the path you're going down; this kind of stuff is the very brick and mortar of Wicca, and any serious coven works with this constantly; it's what mysticism and magic are all about. Criticisms in terms of historical accuracy just don't make sense.

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you lately, your conflict of interest would have been reported long ago and (with luck, anyway) you'd have been IP banned. Obviously, you're not using a username on Knowledge (XXG) for a reason, so I suspect that this may possibly have happened with your username? LAFFO!

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Further, if Greek people's own voices are not appropriate to be sited on the topic of how they feel about the topic of appropriation who is then allowed to??? and which outlet is approved to spread that message? Does it have to come from reported on by Anderson Cooper on

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The book is vague and ambiguous in identifying what is and is not "Hellenismos" or "Hellenic Polytheism" and clearly states that the book's goal is not Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstruction, though does not exclude the movement in its discussion of worshiping the Greek

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from American authors claiming to be representatives of Greek religion are not reliable. English has an established terminology for this topic ("Hellenism") and rules of style to translate suffixes ("-ismos" as "-ism"). "Hellenismos" sounds as an oddity in an English

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This article is about Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism, not what is described in Kharis. The notability of this article relies on that movement, which primarily exists in Greece, and does not and cannot address other movements that do not possess notability.

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Groups and individuals in the US, and across the English Speaking World, often conflate the idea that magic was practiced in Ancient Greece with the false notion magic was part of the authentic Hellenic religion. A thorough look at the history of magic, and of the

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other edits. I have used as a source, the "YSEE", the "Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes" or (Ypato Symboulio Ellinon Ethnikon). To the extent that there is a definitive source for such a relatively new religious movement, the YSEE is it.

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The introduction to the article states that this is not a religion, more an activity based around understanding the ancient religious practices by reconstructing them. So why does the body of the article go on to refer to it as a religion?

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In the early literature (Gerald Gardner's books, for instance) our God and Goddess are hypothesised to be the tribal gods of the witch cult, and there's nothing universal about them at all. There are still plenty who see things in this way.

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I agree that the wreath is a great symbol. Many Hellenismos groups with an online presence use some form of the laurel wreath as part of their logos. Luckily, there is already an usable image here at Knowledge (XXG) of one. I have added

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has long since moved on from Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism. It is an eclectic group of individuals, and their group description actually refers those specifically interested in Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism to another

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for how to make a "Requested move". Please do not copy and paste the whole article from one page to another, as this makes it hard to trace the page history. Especially, please do not set up duplicate articles again; this is called

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page. Prosfilaes, in light of that, until we actually get a non-anonymous editor with an interest in the subject matter and with an edit history older than one day argue on the side opposite of ours, could we perhaps have

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Lastly, the term "Hellenismos" is not solely a term used by Americans. There is no evidence of that. It is the most common term used by non-native Greeks to describe the revival of the religion practiced by the Greeks of

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shows many uses of the word as a modifier for Jews or Christians; it seems like the massive dominant use of the word Hellenism on Google Books is for Greek Jews/Christians about the time of Paul the Apostle. In contrast,

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By contrast, "Hellenismos" and "Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism" are used on American "pagan" blogs by American people who know little or nothing at all about Greek religion: they aren't an academic or scientific

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conflating traditional Wicca and "Eclectic Wicca", and ultimately conflating Wicca and Neopaganism. I'm happy to believe that this comes down to ignorance, and I'll try to explain some of the problems here a bit better.

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exists primarily only as a website. Most of the founding members have moved on from the group, it is not active, not accepting new members (I believe there are only two official members), and attempts to revitalize have

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outside of Greece (or Hellas) from the worship of the ancient Greek gods on the basic of their nationality or lack of Greek ancestry, they do not concern themselves with what these non-Greek believe, say, do or write.

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or the YSEE, the most authoritative body in the world on this matter. By the way, they also explicitly reject the term Hellenism to describe the religion. Not that I think their opinion is the only one that matters

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be this article's primary identifier, rather then Hellenic Neopaganism? The article seems to make the point that this is the case, with most groups rejecting the identifiers Pagan and Neopagan for various reasons.

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more often used than Hellenism. The most prominent books and websites of the religion bear this out. With similar research, the term Hellenism is shown to be used mainly in reference to a historical period.

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is not a religion. Religions based on Hellenism have names to them. Two examples are Hellenic Ethnic Religion and Ancient Hellenic Religion, both are legal bodies in Greece. This article is very misleading.

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While at one time at the forefront of the Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionist movement in the United States, these groups can no longer be considered as authoritative sources for the movement today.

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I think it should either be removed or reworked. I'm leaning towards deleted since Hellenic Polytheism implies the Ancient Greek religions, and the modern Hellenic religious movements, of which Wicca is

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The objection is nonsense and a double standard if we look closely at every citation on this page. Shall we review all the other references and remove any site or blog that is pagan or a personal blog?

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Not all modern Hellenic polytheists use a Reconstructionist methodology. A 2004 survey of 94 American Hellenic polytheists by Sarah Winter showed that 64% considered themselves to be Reconstructionist.

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I don't quite agree with this move. "Neopaganism" is a neutral categorisation, quite independent of "endorsement" or "rejection" by individual groups. "Polytheistic Reconstructionism" is a much (

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Is the section "Hellenic polytheism in Wicca" at all appropriate in the context of the greater article? It seems to imply a link between the Hellenic tradition and Wicca, when one does not exist.

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are between HPR and other popular forms of (neo)paganism — don't single out Wicca (we're just as unhappy with the crass popular views of neopaganism as you are), and don't make it a complaint.

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The book is little more then a collection of uncited blog style opinion pieces from a website that a previous contributor removed for violated Knowledge (XXG)'s 'repository of links' policy.

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dross. The gods are seen as one Goddess and one God, and potentially a greater godhead who is so remote from human concerns as to be virtually of no interest to us. The Goddess and God are

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Since there has been no disagreement, I will be removing the template. The term 'Neopagan' has a specific connotation that is not conducive with Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism. --

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First, there clearly needs to be greater consistency within Knowledge (XXG) among the related articles. For example, the corresponding portal is already called the "Hellenismos" portal.

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Maybe further down sure. But erasing it is unethical since it is a topic of concern by Greeks apparently if a news outlet wanted to cover the issue for wider diasporic community.

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We need consensus on this article before we redirect this article. At the very least, any discussion should be cross-linked with the talk page where it's being discussed.--

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perspectives and worldviews, and very different styles of ritual. In short, the two religions share nothing with each other that they don't also share with other religions.

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turns up books written by practitioners of this religion right up top. You can wave your hands about Americans all you want, but this page covers their beliefs as well.--

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by leading authorities on Greek Language and today's Greek society in general (as "Hellenismos" has a much broader meaning without religious connotations: to be Greek or

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Hello,just want to ask if you can add the information about the recognision of 'Hellenismos' or the revived form of the Ancient Greek religion made by the Greek state?

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far from it. They merely said that Neopagan is a broad and definable term that exists and applies regardless of what one group or another "accepts" or "rejects".

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Some members of neopagan religions such as Wicca also worship our gods, although their views of Them are often at variance with traditional Hellenic understanding.

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I can get behind the name being changed to "Modern Hellenic Religion", since there is not a single name in use at the moment. Tell me what you think KLEOPATROS7.

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I'm not sure who you are talking to, but I kept 2 of the 3 within the article despite notability. Fact is, the section on groups in America should be tagged with

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speak of academic sources as well. Well I can do a search too. Only my search actually has to do with the modern religion, not the ancient one. For example:

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Previous references to the claims made in the first version of the book where deleted for not being credible. These claims are reproduced in the second version.

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Religion" and "Hellenic Religion" different things? Were these two separate statues granted? Right now it just seems like the article is contradicting itself.

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clarifying the differences in approach between HPR and wider neopaganism is valuable, but if it comes across as ankle-biting it's not to anyone's favour.

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with Hellenismos include many Reconstructionist religions such as the Asatru, Religio Romana, Romuva, Celtic Recon, and some other indigenous religions. (

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The section is correctly cited and well written, a dispute about a single citation does not constitute the removal of a whole section off the article.

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whether it's a religion or not. Numerous previous entries on this talk page suggesting a complete rewrite would seem to support the use of this tag.

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after the link to keep me from modifying it, if I keep adding bad data, but formatting bugs should be reported instead. Alternatively, you can add

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Made a clarification of charis (kharis)by giving the related internal links. The word really does not convey the concept of reciprocity - but... (

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As a neutral party I have noticed edit-warring on this topic. Im initiating discussions of the Appropriation of Hellenism second on the article.

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article is about the modern, reconstructionist polytheistic faith that exists today. And that claim is not originally mine and is unquestioned.

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The books is not specifically in regard to Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstruction, and refers to the movement in a trivial and incidental manner.

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Beginning with the general history and meaning of the term and then its origin and use as a religious name for a specific religious tradition.

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I propose the name of this page be changed to "Modern Greek Religions" - given the usage of Hellenism in the Angloshphere is controversial.

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It should certainly be mentioned that they have now achieved the official status of a religion, or something along those lines. Here is the

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The author has made public statements, prior to the books release, she no longer considered herself or her practice to be Reconstructionist.

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had their answers included with those who where specifically a Hellenic Polytheist. Almost corresponding exactly to those who are not

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1- The Greek City Times is neutral in the matter since it is not a religious outlet siding over one religion or the other.

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are those that did not even identify as Hellenic. I do not believe this source can be used to prove the assertion made.--

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Wicca is fat girls who want attention and to get back at mommy and daddy for making them go to church.

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https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Greek-City-Times-spread-hate-against-Azerbaijanis-We-dont-hate-Greeks

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http://thehouseofvines.com/2013/03/25/theres-a-reason-why-zeus-is-king-of-the-gods-and-hermes-isnt/

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Maybe s/he's trying to identify you by IP address. Easy mistake to make if they're really close.

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