Profile of Pagan Reconstructionists in the U.S. and Abroad

August 17, 2004

Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/151/story_15106_1.html

On August 17, 2004 Beliefnet reported that, "reconstructionists are a group of neo-pagans–people who look to pre-Christian cultures for their faith–different branches of which worship the gods of ancient Norse, Roman, Egyptian, and Druid peoples. And while scholars say their numbers are only a fraction of the neo-pagan community, they also say they are a vibrant illustration of the rejection of traditional religion in the United States. And, in a curious boomerang effect, they are part of a movement away from the more eclectic forms of neo-paganism, like Wicca, taken up by pagan pioneers in the 1960s and 1970s... Because their numbers are so small, the majority of reconstructionists are 'sole practitioners,' conducting rituals, ceremonies and study on their own. Because of their isolation, and because many are young enough to have been raised with computers, the internet serves as a pipeline to the broader reconstructionist community."