2.Does Neo-paganism have a Nazi problem?

Lukas Rösli (Humboldt-Universität) tells us about his research into neo-paganism: The religion that emerged in the early twentieth century, worshipping Viking Age gods such as Óðinn and Þórr. The people who first proposed this new faith were frequently associated with a right-wing ideology called Völkism. What was this ideology, and how did it end up providing the seedbed for a religion?
Today neo-pagan movements range from the relatively tolerant to the overtly racist. Lukas offers us a deep dive into the modern desire to resurrect the historical religions of the Viking Age. How far can neo-paganism escape its troubling past?

 

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