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Asatru concept of fate
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Asatru is one of several modern religious movements that seek to revive the pre-Christian beliefs and practices of northern Europeans. One of the more difficult concepts for newcomers to the faith…Read More
Tags: Norns, tree, Yggdrasil, Odin, All-father
Started this discussion. Last reply by Yasha Hartberg May 10, 2012.
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Yasha Hartberg replied to Yasha Hartberg's discussion Asatru concept of fate"I'm glad you liked it!
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Asatru is one of several modern religious movements that seek to revive the pre-Christian beliefs and practices of northern Europeans. One of the more difficult concepts for newcomers to the faith and for outsiders is the notion of fate. Norse mythology, folklore and sagas seem at first to be rather dour and fatalistic, with very little room for personal agency. This is reflected in popular cultural references such as in The 13th Warrior where Herger says to Ibn Fadlan, "The All-Father wove…See More
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion Polytheism"This is another area where a wiki would be helpful. When I set up wikis for my students, I'd find that for some subjects a structure would emerge organically from the give and take between contributors. Other topics, though, would…"
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion religion can be investigated scientifically, logically"Glad to have the clarification. I must admit I thought it rather odd to have the first sense I mentioned stated as a belief module since it represents an entire field of scholarly study. That wouldn't preclude it from being a…"
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion Polytheism"A wiki seemed like an obvious choice to me as well. It gives you considerably more flexibility than what you have here. Of course, they come with their own special joys. I used to use a wiki for several classes I taught and it…"
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion Polytheism"Of that I have no doubt. I've done some work setting up relational databases so I have an idea of the magnitude of at least some of the tasks you have in front of you. Unfortunately, my skill set in that regard is extremely limited…"
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion Polytheism"I'm not at all surprised. This is an incredibly ambitious project and developing the methodology is going to take time. It would make the work easier if there were a way to split existing belief modules in a way that they are…"
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion religion can be investigated scientifically, logically"This would seem to need some clarification. I can think of at least two ways to interpret this. The first would be that religious beliefs, behaviors and practices can be studied scientifically. The second would be that the content…"
Yasha Hartberg replied to giordio cieszkowski's discussion Polytheism"I wonder if this should be further refined. For instance, I have encountered polytheists who acknowledge many deities, but only those within their own pantheon, and other polytheists who acknowledge the existence of deities outside their own…"
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Great to have you, thanks for joining. Anything I can help with?
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