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I have found this new online article that mentions Hellenism and actually implies that
Hellenism is «neopagan». I quote from the text (Dazeddigital).
So many things are wrong in this article. Do these people do no research? It's really
outrageous. So let's set some things straight, because this is by no means an isolated
case on the internet. First of all, Hellenismos is not «pagan» at all.[1] No ethnic religion is
«pagan», except, of course, in the heads of Monotheists, whether they are classic or
secularized Monotheists, and in the heads of those, following parachristian paths. 2.
Hellenic religion is by definition a traditional religion, and in our eyes «religion» (eusebeia)
and «tradition» (paradosi) do not differ from each other. 3. Hellenism has nothing to do
with «neopaganism» and similar parachristian paths.
Actually, «neopaganism» arose in the early 20th century from the «Western Magical
Tradition» or occultism, which is a para-christian path that arose from the christian western
culture or occident (the christian magician Agrippa von Nettesheim was the founder of
occultism, and the christian freemason Eliphas Levi is hailed as the «father» of modern
occultism). As a result, «neopaganism» has a «past that lies in various occult and esoteric
rites» [2]. So it is not a «revival», as many say, but a modern invention. It is obviously that
this kind of «paganism» has nothing to do with the ethnic religions, nothing in common
with their cultures and imaginations. The New Age movement didn't exist in ancient times
and it is alien to the active ethnic religions of today's world.
So, please, do your homework before you write your next article (about whatever).
For god's sake, do your homework!
[1] https://hellenismos.org/2014/12/19/the-term-paganism-and-hellenismos/
[2] https://www.patheos.com/blogs/panmankey/2013/05/the-light-shade-of-modern-
paganism/