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modern Paganism, family of new religions that all take their inspiration from the extinct pre-Christian religions of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. Modern Pagan approaches to these past religions vary, from those that try to imitate particular pre-Christian traditions with a high degree of precision to those that are more openly eclectic in their use of historical and archaeological source material. These modern Pagan religions largely emerged in Europe and North America during the 20th century and collectively have at least hundreds of thousands of followers, possibly extending into the low millions. In the 4th century ce the leadership ...(100 of 1400 words)

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