Heathenry (new religious movement): Difference between revisions

While the term ''Heathenry'' is used widely to describe the religion as a whole, many groups prefer different designations, influenced by their regional focus and ideological preferences. Heathens focusing on [[Old Norse religion|Scandinavian sources]] sometimes use '''Ásatrú''', '''Vanatrú''', or '''Forn Sed'''; practitioners focusing on [[Anglo-Saxon paganism|Anglo-Saxon traditions]] use '''Fyrnsidu''' or '''Theodism'''; those emphasising [[continental Germanic mythology|German traditions]] use '''Irminism'''; and those Heathens who espouse folkishwhite and far-rightsupremacist perspectives tend to favor the terms '''Odinism''', '''Wotanism''', '''Wodenism''', or '''Odalism'''.{{sfn|Wood|2023|p=359}} Scholarly estimates put the number of Heathens at no more than 20,000 worldwide, with communities of practitioners active in Europe, the Americas, and Australasia.