Paganism Research Paper

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Paganism is a very ancient religion the word paganism comes from the word "pagus” which means a "country dweller or villager" This is not a christian religion it is stated that paganism is older than Christianity. Paganism is a polytheistic or pantheistic nature-base religion. Pagans worship many Gods and Goddess or they just chose one or the other to work with Pagans are not set in stone type of people there are many different traditions throughout paganism. Most pagans do not tell everyone they are pagan for the fact they they would be outcast or persecuted. In today's modern world of paganism there are covens and communities of pagans throughout the world it is what we call Wicca which is a newer form of paganism. Paganism is all about the

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