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词条 Polytheistic reconstructionism
释义

  1. History

  2. Reconstructionism and Neopaganism

  3. Religions encompassed

  4. References

  5. External links

Polytheistic reconstructionism (or simply Reconstructionism) is an approach to paganism first emerging in the late 1960s to early 1970s, which gathered momentum starting in the 1990s. Reconstructionism attempts to re-establish historical polytheistic religions in the modern world, in contrast with neopagan syncretic movements like Wicca, and "channeled" movements like Germanic mysticism or Theosophy.

While the emphasis on historical accuracy may imply historical reenactment, the desire for continuity in ritual traditions (orthopraxy) is a common characteristic of religion in general, as seen in Anglican ritualism, or in much Christian liturgy.[1]

History

D. H. Lawrence put a sketch of a fictional program into the mouth of a character in The Plumed Serpent (published in 1926):

So if I want Mexicans to learn the name of Quetzalcoatl, it is because I want them to speak with the tongues of their own blood. I wish the Teutonic world would once more think in terms of Thor and Wotan, and the tree Igdrasil. And I wish the Druidic world would see, honestly, that in the mistletoe is their mystery, and that they themselves are the Tuatha De Danaan, alive, but submerged. And a new Hermes should come back to the Mediterranean, and a new Ashtaroth to Tunis; and Mithras again to Persia, and Brahma unbroken to India, and the oldest of dragons to China.[2]

The term "Reconstructionist Paganism" was likely coined by Isaac Bonewits in the late 1970s.[3] Bonewits has said that he is not sure whether he "got this use of the term from one or more of the other culturally focused Neopagan movements of the time, or if [he] just applied it in a novel fashion."[3] Margot Adler later used the term "Pagan Reconstructionists" in the 1979 edition of Drawing Down the Moon to refer to those who endeavour through scholarly research and use of folklore, to revive or "reconstruct" a historically accurate, pre-Christian spiritual practice. This emphasis on reconstruction contrasts with the more fanciful and eclectic approaches to paganism, as seen for example in Wicca.[4]

Reconstructionism and Neopaganism

{{See also|Neopaganism|List of Modern pagan movements}}

Linzie (2004) enumerates the difference between modern reconstructionist polytheism, (such as modern Hellenismos), and "classical" paganism as found in eighteenth to mid-twentieth century movements, (including Germanic mysticism, early Neodruidism and Wicca). Aspects of the former, not found in the latter, are as follows:

  1. There is no attempt to recreate a combined pan-European Paganism.
  2. Researchers attempt to stay within research guidelines developed over the course of the past century for handling documentation generated in the time periods that they are studying.
  3. A multi-disciplinary approach is utilized capitalizing on results from various fields as historical literary research, anthropology, religious history, political history, archaeology, forensic anthropology, historical sociology, etc. with an overt attempt to avoid pseudo-sciences.
  4. There are serious attempts to recreate culture, politics, science and art of the period in order to better understand the environment within which the religious beliefs were practiced.&91;5&93;

The use of the terms "Pagan" and "Neopagan" to apply to polytheistic reconstructionists is controversial.[1] Some reconstructionist, ethnic and indigenous religious groups take great issue with being referred to as "Pagan" or "Neopagan," viewing "Pagan" as a pejorative term used in the past by institutions attempting to destroy their cultures and religions.[6] In addition, reconstructionists may choose to reject the terms "Pagan" and "Neopagan" in order to distance themselves from aspects of popular Neopaganism, such as eclecticism, cultural appropriation, the practice of magic, and a tendency to conduct rituals within a Wiccan-derived format, that they find irrelevant or even inimical to their religious practice.[7]

Even among those reconstructionist groups who see themselves as part of the broader, Pagan or Neopagan spectrum, or who simply see some members of the Pagan community as allies, there is still a refusal to accept or identify with what they see as the more problematic aspects of that community, such as the above-noted eclecticism, cultural appropriation or Wiccan-inspired ritual structures. Many Polytheistic Reconstructionists see Reconstructionism as the older current in the Pagan community, and are unwilling to give up this part of their history simply because eclectic movements are currently more fashionable.[6][8]

Religions encompassed

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  • Armenian: Hetanism
  • Baltic: Baltic Neopaganism (Dievturība, Druwi, Romuva)
  • Canarian: Church of the Guanche People
  • Caucasian: Caucasian Neopaganism
  • Celtic: Celtic Reconstructionism
  • Egyptian: Kemetism
  • Finnish: Suomenusko
  • Germanic: Germanic Heathenism
  • Greek: Hellenismos
  • Hungarian: Hungarian Neopaganism
  • Italo-Roman: Roman Tradition[9]
  • Romanian: Zalmoxianism
  • Semitic: Semitic Neopaganism
  • Slavic: Rodnovery
  • Baltic: Romuva
  • Uralic: Uralic neopaganism
  • Turkic: Tengrism

References

1. ^http://www.ecauldron.net/dc-faq.php#4
2. ^{{cite book| last = Lawrence| first = David Herbert| authorlink = D. H. Lawrence| title = The plumed serpent| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9rr3M0x0UVYC| accessdate = December 16, 2011| series = Wordsworth classics| origyear = 1926| year = 1995| publisher = Wordsworth Editions| isbn = 978-1-85326-258-6| page = 221}}
3. ^{{cite book | first =Isaac | last =Bonewits | authorlink = Isaac Bonewits| coauthors = | year =2006 | month = | title =Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism | chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | publisher =Kensington/Citadel | location =New York| isbn =0-8065-2710-2 | url =| page =131 }}
4. ^Adler, Margot (1979) Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Boston, Beacon Press {{ISBN|0-8070-3237-9}}. Chapter 9: Religions from the Past—The Pagan Reconstructionists.
5. ^Linzie (2004), 5f.
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type=english&f=faq#24|title=Pagans|accessdate=September 7, 2007|publisher=Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes|author=Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wyrdwords.vispa.com/heathenry/callusheathen.html|title=Call us Heathens!|accessdate=September 7, 2007|publisher=Journal of the Pagan Federation|year=1997|author=Arlea Anschütz, Stormerne Hunt}}
8. ^{{cite book | last = Adler | first = Margot | title = Drawing down the Moon, page 282 | publisher = Penguin/Arkana | location = New York | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-14-019536-X | page = 262 }}
9. ^* Nova Roma* Roman Reconstructionist Paganism* Movimento Tradizionale Romano (MTR),* Associazione Culturale Ignis,* Associazione GENTILITAS - Spiritualità Italica,* Associazione Tradizionale Pietassee also Neopaganism in Italy
  • {{cite journal| author =Linzie, Bil| title =Reconstructionism's Role in Modern Heathenry| version =| publisher =| year =2008| url =http://www.angelfire.com/nm/seidhman/reconstruction-c.pdf| format =PDF|accessdate = September 2008 }}
  • {{cite journal| author =Linzie, Bil| title =Uncovering the Effects of Cultural Background on the Reconstruction of Ancient Worldviews| version =| publisher =| year =2004| url =http://www.angelfire.com/nm/seidhman/cultural_bkgd.pdf| format =PDF|accessdate = May 2015 }}
  • Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today {{ISBN|0-14-019536-X}} (1979, 1986, 1997, 2006)

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20010525052646/http://www.ecauldron.com/reconindex.php ecauldron.com: What is Pagan Reconstructionism?]
  • The Association of Polytheist Traditions While not strictly reconstructionist, APT is an educational group concerned with ancient historical religions as well as modern syncretist new age religions
  • [https://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Pagan-and-Earth-Based/2002/02/Neopagans-Vs-The-Recons.aspx Neopagans vs. the Recons] (beliefnet.com)
  • The CR FAQ - An Introduction to Celtic Reconstructionism A consensus document, co-authored by representatives
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