The old gods as a live possibility : on the rational feasibility of non-doxastic paganism
(2023) In Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion 59(4). p.651-664- Abstract
- Abstract: Pagan revivalism is a growing trend in the contemporary religious landscape. Is it possible to be a neopagan without disregarding the demands of reason? While outright belief in the old gods seems out of the question, I argue that polytheism represents a live epistemic possibility, and that non-doxastic paganism is therefore a viable option. However, the rational, non-doxastic neopagan should only commit to general polytheism, rather than a detailed, specific pagan pantheon (such as the Greek or Old Norse). I also suggest that the ancient pagan conception of the divine as radically immanent must be rejected.
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- author
- Palmqvist, Carl-Johan LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Paganism, Polytheism, Non-Doxastic Religion, Religious Rationality, Agnosticism
- in
- Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion
- volume
- 59
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 651 - 664
- publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85178413380
- ISSN
- 0034-4125
- DOI
- 10.1017/S003441252200049X
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 623c3a75-1afa-4a3f-bad2-f970ce411a3b
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- 2022-08-16 09:56:30
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