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The old gods as a live possibility : on the rational feasibility of non-doxastic paganism

Palmqvist, Carl-Johan LU (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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Paganism, Polytheism, Non-Doxastic Religion, Religious Rationality, Agnosticism
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Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion
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59
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4
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651 - 664
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Cambridge University Press
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0034-4125
DOI
10.1017/S003441252200049X
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English
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  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  series       = {{Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion}},
  title        = {{The old gods as a live possibility : on the rational feasibility of non-doxastic paganism}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S003441252200049X}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/S003441252200049X}},
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