Neopaganism In German-speaking Europe
Neopaganism (Neuheidentum) in German-speaking Europe has since its emergence in the 1970s diversified into a wide array of traditions, particularly during the New Age boom of the 1980s.
Schmid (2006) distinguishes four main currents:
- Celtic Neopaganism / Neodruidism
- Germanic Neopaganism / Ásatrú
- Wicca
- Neoshamanism
R. Gründer in Junker (2007) analyzing the role of Neopagan groups in Germany concludes that German Neopaganism has been used as a projection-screen for the attribution of anti-Christian, antisemitism, and right extremist ideologies mainly by churches and the media.
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