00:00:16 Intro 00:01:43 a brief intro to Dr Edward Butler 00:03:27 Paganism defined, and forms of polytheist revival and reconstructionism 00:11:24 Why did paganism decline to begin with? 00:20:18 how should someone from outside the traditions approach the same? 00:30:05 key challenges to revival of indigenous/pagan traditions 00:36:27 The major challenges to polytheism 00:46:38 ways in which religious tradition has lived on 00:53:24 tradition and modernity, and how they view the environment
Ancient traditions were ethnic. He is bringing his modern liberal politics to the ancient world and ignoring basic data like Herodotus who says that common blood and common gods go together in a people.
00:00:16 Intro
00:01:43 a brief intro to Dr Edward Butler
00:03:27 Paganism defined, and forms of polytheist revival and reconstructionism
00:11:24 Why did paganism decline to begin with?
00:20:18 how should someone from outside the traditions approach the same?
00:30:05 key challenges to revival of indigenous/pagan traditions
00:36:27 The major challenges to polytheism
00:46:38 ways in which religious tradition has lived on
00:53:24 tradition and modernity, and how they view the environment
Ancient traditions were ethnic. He is bringing his modern liberal politics to the ancient world and ignoring basic data like Herodotus who says that common blood and common gods go together in a people.