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Heathen Heart
Alessandro Revan explores the world of Pre-Christian Europe, throwing light on the cornerstone values of our heathen forefathers and their cultural beliefs. HEATHEN HEART strikes at the very core of paganism. It reveals the weaknesses of universalistic religions and the modern world, showing how our heathen ancestors saw themselves and what they really
believed in.
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Inside, among others, you will READ
- Our first the Indo-Europeans; - sources of myths, sagas, historical accounts, and how to read these; - saga and epic heroes; - the pagan spirit and main differences with Abrahamic religions; - the rise of Christianity; - superposition between universalistic Christian beliefs and values of the modern world - relation between the individual and the community in pagan societies; - manliness (drengskapr) and morality (including parallels between drengskapr and Roman “virtus” and Greek “arête”); - role of women in pagan societies; - ancestor worship; - fate and free will; - tribal thinking among heathens; - a complete analysis of the Nine Noble Virtues, - the heart of being a the laws of nature; - new challenges for heathenism today.
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ALESSANDRO REVAN is author of “The Viking Mythology of the Norsemen” (under re-publishing by Llewellyn Publications under the title “Viking Gods, Goddesses, and the Worlds They Inhabit”). He is also founder of the renowned Internet group Sons of Odin (counting several thousands of members).
believed in.
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Inside, among others, you will READ
- Our first the Indo-Europeans; - sources of myths, sagas, historical accounts, and how to read these; - saga and epic heroes; - the pagan spirit and main differences with Abrahamic religions; - the rise of Christianity; - superposition between universalistic Christian beliefs and values of the modern world - relation between the individual and the community in pagan societies; - manliness (drengskapr) and morality (including parallels between drengskapr and Roman “virtus” and Greek “arête”); - role of women in pagan societies; - ancestor worship; - fate and free will; - tribal thinking among heathens; - a complete analysis of the Nine Noble Virtues, - the heart of being a the laws of nature; - new challenges for heathenism today.
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ALESSANDRO REVAN is author of “The Viking Mythology of the Norsemen” (under re-publishing by Llewellyn Publications under the title “Viking Gods, Goddesses, and the Worlds They Inhabit”). He is also founder of the renowned Internet group Sons of Odin (counting several thousands of members).
209 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 14, 2018
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