documento dell'OBOD druidico sul sito
dell'OBOD([URL]druidry[=URL]www.druidry.org) :
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Roman Paganism and Celtic Paganism were bound to mix.
***The two religions HAD A QUITE LOT IN COMMON: both were
polytheistic and highly eclectic or localized, both centered often
around the deeds of a god-like hero, and both acknowledged the
existence of Gods other than those being worshipped.*** Indeed, the
Romans even held a belief in genii loci. It was believed that all
communities, people, and places each had a resident spirit called a
genius. The term genii loci refers to the local spirits of the place,
and were often awarded the same honor as Roman deities. An example of
this is on the Antonine Wall, where a ROMAN OFFICER SET UP AN ALTAR
TO THE‚"GENIUS of the BRITISH LAND".
IT WAS EASY FOR BOTH THE CELTS AND THE ROMANS to take on aspects of
the others' religion. Unlike Christians, the Pagan Celts had little
or no objection to burning incense or making animal sacrifices to the
Divine Emperor. This participation in the Divine Cult was not
threatening to Celtic polytheistic religion. In the same respect, IT
WAS NON UNUSUAL FOR ROMANS citizens to adopt partial or FULL WORSHIP
OF CELTIC DEITIES. The Romans themselves were prone to having several
versions of one deity, known for different things, or several
variations on the spelling of one name. Similarly, the Celts had no
universal Gods, and therefore had an abundance of them, many bearing
close resemblance in name and function to others. Worship seems to
have been very localised, with many different Gods being worshipped
and no specific reasoning behind this, besides perhaps the isolation
of the Celts from each other. ""
Documento apparso su una delle mitiche baruffe di Celticworld in occasione della solita inutile e sterile polemica tra i celtisti e i Tradizionalisti italico-romani.
"Gli Dei vinceranno"
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