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Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods

Dr. Sabina Magliocco, a folklorist at Cal-State Northridge, says that ADF founder Isaac Bonewits “was looking for a tradition that was rooted in history,” but soon realized that resurrecting an ancient religion was impossible. Reverend Michael Dangler, a senior ADF priest in Ohio, agrees. “We have rejected the fantasy of ancient lineages,” he says. “They are just not important from our personal practice perspective. We come out of a skeptical time.”

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/07/meet-the-modern-day-pagans-who-celebrate-the-ancient-gods_partner/

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