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	Finnish paganism - SourceryForge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Finnish paganism, or the pre-christian religion in the general area of Finland, has changed significantly over the ages.
		Some finnish pagans consider, for example, Asatru to be radically different from finnish paganism, other feels the difference is like a line drawn in water and that there are no significant differences.
		Finnish neopaganism is an attempt to revive the old Finnish paganism, pre- christian religion of Finland.
	sourceryforge.org /w/Finnish_paganism (1382 words)

	Finnish Paganism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Finnish paganism was the indigenous pagan religion in present-day Finland and Karelia prior to Christianization.
		Finnish neopaganism is a modern attempt to revive this religion.
		The oldest layers of Finnish paganism are probably shamanistic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_paganism (2645 words)

	Paganism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian") is a term which, from a western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions.
		In modern times, though, the words "pagan" or "paganism" have become widely and openly used by some practioners of certain spiritual paths outside the Abrahamic and Dharmic religious mainstream to describe their beliefs, practices, and organized movements.
		The term pagan is from Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, paganus was used to mean "country dweller, villager." In colloquial use, it would mean much the same as calling someone a 'bumpkin' or a 'hillbilly'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paganism (2695 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Finnish paganism
		Finnish paganism was a form of ancient pagan religion in present-day Finland and Karelia.
		Sometimes it is considered as a form of Ásatrú; for example both Finnish paganism and Ásatrú have a similar thunder god with a hammer.
		The oldest layers of Finnish paganism are shamanistic.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Finnish_paganism (999 words)

	Finnish Pagan Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Some Finnish pagans believe that people's destinies are written inthe leaves of this tree, and that when a leaf falls, a person dies.
		The major feast of the Finnish seasonal cycle is Ukon Vakat (Ukko's Day) in honour of the sky and thunder god Ukko; it is held on 4th April and celebrates the end of Spring ploughing.
		In recent years, some Finnish pagans have merged their traditions with those of Wicca (see Witchcraft/Wicca), choosing to honour the Goddess Mielikki (Spirit of the Forest) and the God Tapio (Old Man or Lord of the Forest) as their principle deities.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/europe/finnish.html (306 words)

	Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		During the Russian era, the Finnish language started to gain recognition by both the imperial court and the governing bodies, first probably to sever the cultural and emotional ties with Sweden and thereafter, from the 1860s onwards, as a result of a strong nationalist movement, known as the Fennoman movement.
		Strong Finnish sauna culture is one of the remains of the aboriginal Finnish culture.
		Finnish cuisine is a mixture of European, Scandinavian (Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden) and Russian elements; table manners are European.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Finland (8075 words)

	Paganism Summary
		Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian") is a blanket term which has come to connote a broad set of western spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions, as opposed to the Abrahamic monotheistic religions.
		The term pagan is from Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, paganus was used to mean "country dweller, villager." In colloquial use, it would mean much the same as calling someone a 'bumpkin' or a 'hillbilly'.
		In one well-established sense, Paganism is the belief in any non-monotheistic religion, which would mean that the Pythagoreans of ancient Greece would not be considered Pagan in that sense, since they were monotheist, but not in the Abrahamic tradition.
	www.bookrags.com /Paganism (3243 words)

	[ whollyshift.info \| Finnish paganism Resources ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Finnish paganism fanfares sundry similarities with the neighboring European cultures which practiced Germanic, Norse and Baltic paganism.
		Finnish paganism is the fitting of a syncretism amidst contrasting periods in time.
		The oldest layers of Finnish paganism are assumably shamanistic.
	www.whollyshift.info /Finnish_paganism (2710 words)

	WSC Suomi \| Land of Thousands of Songs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is situated in Northern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		During this time, Finnish started gaining recognition by both the imperial court and the governing bodies, first probably to sever the cultural and emotional ties with Sweden and thereafter, from the 1860s onwards, as a result of a strong nationalist movement, known as the Fennoman movement.
		Finnish cuisine is a mixture of European, Scandinavian (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) and Russian elements; table manners are European.
	www.freewebs.com /wsc-finland/finlandthecountry.htm (4959 words)

	FAST-FIN-1 (TRENPP2C) Finnish Institutions Papers
		Among the pagan divinities that Agricola mentions are Tapio (the principal god of forests), Ahti (the god of water), Väinämöinen (the god of music), Ilmarinen (the god of peace, air and travellers) and Hiisi (the god that destroyed the gnomes in the woods) (Hyry 47).
		Thus in itself Asatru was not part of the original Finnish pagan belief, but, like the old paganism in Finland, it was forced to move to the side when Christianity arrived in Northern Europe.
		However, unlike Finnish paganism, this "Viking belief" survived, owing much of its survival to its main religious piece of literature, the Icelandic epic of Edda (bm).
	www.uta.fi /FAST/FIN/REL/jj-pagan.html (2961 words)

	Finnish neopaganism - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
		Finnish neopaganism is an attempt to revive old Finnish paganism, a pre-Christian religion of Finland.
		Finnish paganism has died out during the millennia-long period while Finland has been a part of the Christian world.
		Finnish neopaganism does not have a simple name like Asatru does, on the contrary, many pagans refer to their faith with unique names.
	paganpedia.mind-n-magick.com /wiki/index.php?title=Finnish_neopaganism (333 words)

	AlexanderMinistries.com » Interfaith Archive » Paganism
		Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning “a country dweller” or “civilian”) is a term which, from a western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions.
		In modern times, though, the words “pagan” or “paganism” have become widely and openly used by some practitioners of certain spiritual paths outside the Abrahamic and Dharmic religious mainstream to describe their beliefs, practices, and organized movements.
		The term pagan is from Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning “rural”, “rustic” or “of the country.” As a noun, paganus was used to mean “country dweller, villager.” In colloquial use, it could mean much the same as calling someone today a ‘bumpkin’ or a ‘hillbilly’.
	alexanderministries.com /blog/2007/02/11/paganism (2504 words)

	Finland at AllExperts
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland), is one of the Nordic countries.
		The Finnish Defence Forces (Finnish Puolustusvoimat; Swedish FÃ¶rsvarsmakten) is a cadre army of 16500, of which 8700 professional soldiers (officers), with a standard readiness strength of 34,700 people in uniform (27,300 army, 3,000 navy, and 4,400 air force).
		Strong Finnish sauna culture is one of the last remains of the aboriginal Finnish culture.
	en.allexperts.com /e/f/fi/finland.htm (4988 words)

	Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		It should be noted that the Finnish political system remained democratic during the Cold War; although the political atmosphere was largely influenced by the neighboring Soviet Union and a certain degree of self-censorship.
		The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few hills and its highest point, the Haltitunturi at 1,328 m, is found in the extreme North of Lapland.
	finland.iqnaut.net (3322 words)

	Finland information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Swedish: Finland), officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland), is one of the Nordic countries.
		There are two official languages in Finland: Finnish, spoken by 92% of the population, and Swedish, mother tongue for 5.5% of the population.
		Finnish culture has been influenced by eastern European culture (Russia and Baltic region), western European culture (particularly Sweden and Germany) and American culture.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Finland (4462 words)

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		The new paganism is the virtual divinization of man, the religion of man as the new God.
		Another word for the new paganism is humanism, the religion that will not lift up its head to the heavens but stuffs the heavens into its head.
		Paganism is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of religions linked by common traditions; the main Pagan religions to be found in Europe are Wicca, Druidry, Shamanism, Goddess Spirituality, Sacred Ecology, the Northern Traditions, and various Magical Groups.
	www.lycos.com /info/paganism--religions.html (410 words)

	Ukko Summary
		Finnish incantations dating from the Middle Ages call upon Ukko, the supreme god or the god in heaven.
		In eastern and northern Finland thunderstones are called "Ukko's claws," suggesting that in the oldest Finnish beliefs thunder was represented as a giant bird with stone claws, as in northern Asia and America.
		The list of Finnish deities given by the Finnish prelate Michael Agricola in the preface to his psalter (1551) notes that a toast was drunk to Ukko when seeds were sown in spring.
	www.bookrags.com /Ukko (965 words)

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		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland (helpÂ·info)), is one of the Nordic countries.
		The Finnish Parliament is celebrating its centenary in 2006â“2007.On March 29, 1809, after being conquered by the armies of Russian Emperor Alexander I, Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire until the end of 1917.
		One hundred years of Finnish democracy." The anniversary festivities focus on the parliamentary reform of the early 20th century and the introduction of equal and universal suffrage and full political rights for women.
	www.vietproduction.com (7225 words)

	Finland Resource Center - tom of finland
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		Finnish globalisation was tempered by their necessity to remain unprovoking to their neighbour.
		There are two official languages in Finland: tom of finland kake gallery Finnish, spoken by 92% of the population, and Swedish, mother tongue for 5.5% of the population.
	www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_Cl_-_G-/Finland.html (2115 words)

	Finland
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		It should be noted that the Finnish political system remained democratic during the Cold War; although the political atmosphere was largely influenced by the neighbouring Soviet Union and a certain degree of self-censorship.
		Finnish globalisation was slowed by their necessity to remain neutral and not provoke their often xenophobic neighbour.
	www.creekin.net /n66-finland.html (3219 words)

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		The word "Pagan" comes from the Latin words paganus and pagana, meaning "country dweller or villager." Today, "Paganism" has two meanings: the earth-centred spiritual traditions of many cultures, both modern and historical, and modern revivals of ancient Pagan religions of Europe and the Middle East.
		Pagans are strongly committed to personal and social growth, evolution, and balance.
		Most Pagans and Witches practice folk magic as a historical part of their religion; however, it is secondary in importance to worship, spiritual and personal growth, and living a life in harmony with the Earth.
	www.ladyoftheearth.com /witch/what-is-2.txt (847 words)

	The Horned Owl Library: What is Paganism? What is Witchcraft?
		The word "Pagan" comes from the Latin words paganus and pagana, meaning "country dweller or villager." Today, "Paganism" has two meanings: the earth-centred spiritual traditions of many cultures, both modern and historical, and modern revivals of ancient Pagan religions of Europe and the Middle East.
		Pagans are strongly committed to personal and social growth, evolution, and balance.
		Most Pagans and Witches practice folk magic as a historical part of their religion; however, it is secondary in importance to worship, spiritual and personal growth, and living a life in harmony with the Earth.
	www.islandnet.com /~hornowl/Paganism.html (1046 words)

	RINF.COM: Paganism, witchcraft, occult, magick ebooks, talisman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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	www.rinf.com /gateway-pages/paganism.html (237 words)

	Germanic Paganism - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Germanic Paganism was a polytheistic religion with similarities to other European and West-Asian pagan traditions, such as Finnish Paganism, Sami religion, Slavic Paganism, Baltic Paganism, Roman Paganism, Greek Paganism and Vedic religion.
		The majority of the evidence for Germanic paganism, both written and monumental, was likely intentionally destroyed when Christianity slowly gained dominant political power in Germania and later Scandinavia throughout the mediæval period.
		Although perhaps singularly most responsible for the destruction of pagan sites, purported massacres such as the Bloody Trial of Verden and the subsequent dismantling of ancient tribal ruling systems, the Frankish Emperor Charlemagne is said to have made a substantial collection of Germanic pre-Christian writings, which was deliberately destroyed after his death.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php?title=Germanic_Paganism&printable=yes (2057 words)

	Slavic Paganism
		Slavic Paganism is based on the indigenous religion of the Russian/Slavic peoples before Christianity took over.
		Dualism permeates all of Slavic Pagan spirituality; a system of complimenting opposites such as darkness and light, winter and summer, female and male, cold and hot, more similar to the concept of yin and yang.
		The Slavic Pagans spent their entire existence under the watchful eyes of the spirits; tightly wrapped in a dark cloak of magic, mystery, and sometimes, terror.
	ladywinterwolf.fcpages.com /slavic.html (1014 words)

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		The term has been applied (almost synonymously with Heathenism) to pretty well any metaphysical observance which is seen to lie outside the paradigms of the Christian Church, but, as Pagans themselves see it, the concept would not be as wide as that.
		It's not "politically correct." And after all, pagans are usually fighting with the same folks who give atheists a hard time: fundamentalist Christians.
		And there is a perception that pagans are freethinking, open-minded folks, unlike most religious followers.
	www.lycos.com /info/paganism--miscellaneous.html?page=3 (325 words)

	NEO-PAGAN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
		Just as the term "Eastern religions" refers to Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, etc., the terms "Neo-Pagan" "Neopagan," and "Pagan" refer to a collection of separate religions.
		Neopagan religions are reconstructions of ancient Pagan belief systems which had been abandoned.
		Pagan Pastoral Outreach has information available about Pagans in the military, Pagan chaplaincy in universities and hospitals, pastoral training programs, etc. at: http://paganpastoraloutreach.ca/
	www.religioustolerance.org /neo_paga.htm (207 words)

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