Northern Gods for Northern Folk: Racial Identity and Right-wing Ideology among Britain’s Folkish Heathens
Heathenry, the modern Pagan religion inspired by the Germanic societies of pre-Christian Europe, is broadly divided between those embracing an inclusive, Universalist perspective, and those who favour a racially exclusive, Folkish alternative. This article represents the first academic analysis of F...
| Published in: | Journal of religion in Europe |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Europe
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Neopaganism
/ Germanic peoples
/ Mythology
/ Folklore
/ The Right
/ Radicalism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements KBF British Isles ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Heathenry
Paganism
Odinism
extreme right
religion and politics
England
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| Summary: | Heathenry, the modern Pagan religion inspired by the Germanic societies of pre-Christian Europe, is broadly divided between those embracing an inclusive, Universalist perspective, and those who favour a racially exclusive, Folkish alternative. This article represents the first academic analysis of Folkish Heathenry in Britain, focusing on the country’s three most visible groups: the Odinic Rite, the Odinist Fellowship, and Woden’s Folk. Examining how they promote themselves online, it explores how these organisations present an extreme right-wing socio-political vision focusing around the centrality of ‘the folk,’ while at the same time professing an officially apolitical stance. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-01003001 |