Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Pagan Fiction Literature And Movies

By Jody Leach


Paganism can be defined in so many ways depending on the point of view. According to Christians, a pagan is anyone that is not a believer. Any individual that does not believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah, holy trinity and God the almighty is a pagan. However a more open minded view defines paganism as any religion that does not have origins from Abraham. This brings us to pagan fiction literature and movies.

Any person that subscribes to the classical ways of the world can be referred to as a pagan. Even the people that do not adhere fully to their religious ways can be classified as pagans generally. This widens the group profoundly. The actual paganism community has a number of beliefs of its own and these are basically from way back in history. They originate from pre modern Europe.

In recent times another breed of pagans has cropped up. This breed is commonly referred to as the neo-paganisms. These are modern day pagans that claim to have their origins from beliefs of ancient Europe. These however share very little in common with the olden day ones. Their cultures, traditions and beliefs are totally different. They live under the common notion that divinity can only be in mind and also nature.

The origin of the pagans can be traced way back to be beginning of Christianity itself. It was a time of confusion coercions and segregation. People identified each other according to religion. Unfortunately majority of Hebrew had not subscribed to any religious affiliation as yet. This made them vulnerable and hence was nicknamed the Hellenes. Hellene was a term that referred to people without faith at the time.

These people embraced the brand and started their own religion called paganism. Having no spiritual foundation, these pagans had to formulate some in writing. Mind and imaginations were tasked to come up with something good and worthwhile. They started the fictional writing. These writing entail the distinct ways and beliefs of these people.

Books written with an attempt to portray the pagans ways are highly fictional and tailored to entertain the open minded. Such writing featured creatures unseen on earth and abilities unknown to man. Pagans believe in the existence of magic and people born with special magical capabilities. This belief is vividly shown in majority of the books written with particular titles.

Due to the highly vivid nature of these stories and writings, movies were produced too. Here the imaginative power of these people was capitalized upon to create very entertaining movies that capture every ones interest. The movies produced here are merely fantasy based and fictional. Applicability has not been proven yet.

These movies and books simply put across the ways, cultures and traditions of pagans. From the high level utility of these materials, it is clear that people have embraced the ideas being expressed. Therefore the pagan community has a lot to offer the entertainment industry at large. With this the religion continues to grow




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