We do know a lot from archeology and so on, yes. But the same is true for ancient egypt.
But at least to my knowledge, there is next to no continous practise of these traditions anywhere in Europe for many generations now.
I mean if historical reenactment is a hobby this guy enjoys doing, fine with me. But I see very little point in trying to revive a tradition that is that long dead and forgotten.
He is a scholar with a phd in history and religion. The point is that are in a time where we need to reconnect with nature. A bit like we are trying to do with solar punk. And you can’t do that with Christianity. You could even argue that the Abrahamic religions are an indirect cause of the climate crisis, because it makes human the most important species with the right to rule over nature.
A lot of native people have an animist religion with a deep connection to nature and the western world need to rediscover that. At least that’s what a lot of modern animist believe. I think it’s worth exploring.
We do know a lot from archeology and so on, yes. But the same is true for ancient egypt.
But at least to my knowledge, there is next to no continous practise of these traditions anywhere in Europe for many generations now.
I mean if historical reenactment is a hobby this guy enjoys doing, fine with me. But I see very little point in trying to revive a tradition that is that long dead and forgotten.
He is a scholar with a phd in history and religion. The point is that are in a time where we need to reconnect with nature. A bit like we are trying to do with solar punk. And you can’t do that with Christianity. You could even argue that the Abrahamic religions are an indirect cause of the climate crisis, because it makes human the most important species with the right to rule over nature.
A lot of native people have an animist religion with a deep connection to nature and the western world need to rediscover that. At least that’s what a lot of modern animist believe. I think it’s worth exploring.