TY - JOUR
T1 - The old gods as a live possibility
T2 - on the rational feasibility of non-doxastic paganism
AU - Palmqvist, Carl-Johan
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Paganism
KW - Polytheism
KW - Non-Doxastic Religion
KW - Religious Rationality
KW - Agnosticism
U2 - 10.1017/S003441252200049X
DO - 10.1017/S003441252200049X
M3 - Article
SN - 0034-4125
VL - 59
SP - 651
EP - 664
JO - Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion
JF - Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion
IS - 4
ER -