Comparing World Religions, episode 14: Paganism
From The Blue Collar Scholar by Will Reitz
May 4, 2026 · 1h 39m · Episode 356
About this episode
This episode reviews polytheism and pantheism, providing an analysis of various kinds of pagan religions.
This episode reviews polytheism and pantheism, then gives a overall analysis of various kinds of pagan religions. For instance: African traditional religions, Native American tribal faiths, the traditional religions of Oceania, pre-Christian ancient paganism in Europe and the Middle East, neopaganism (both eclectic and reconstructionist neopaganism), and finally New Age religions, such as Wicca and Scientology.
People in this episode
Host: Will Reitz
Topics covered
- polytheism
- pantheism
- pagan religions
- African traditional religions
- Native American tribal faiths
- neopaganism
- New Age religions
Keywords
- paganism
- polytheism
- pantheism
- neopaganism
- Wicca
- Scientology
- African traditional religions
- Native American faiths
- Oceania religions
- ancient paganism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wicca, Scientology
Books & works: Paganism
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