Heathen altar for Haustblot in Björkö, Sweden. The larger wooden idol represents the god Frey. Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism[1] and neopaganism,[2] is a type of religion or family of religions influenced by the various historical pre-Christian beliefs of pre-modern peoples in Europe and adjacent areas of North Africa and the Near East. Although they share similarities, conte
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