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Revision as of 05:20, 14 July 2007
Persecution of Germanic Pagans has happened in different periods of history, namely during the Christianization of Northern Europe, the Third Reich, and in present days.
Christianization
As Germanic Paganism was the religion of the Germanic people, both the Christianization of the Germanic peoples and the Christianization of Scandinavia may be understood as persecution of Germanic Pagans through Christians.
Third Reich
The Nazi party, of totalitarian orientation, viewed all independent religious groups as a danger (except for Nazi mysticism, based in part on Germanic mysticism). Followers of Germanic mysticism, some of whom referred to themselves as Germanic Pagans, were therefore persecuted in the Third Reich, although they were not the primary victims of the holocaust.
Present days
Conflicts between Neopagan groups and the authorities are sometimes portrayed by those groups as persecution of Germanic Pagans. These groups follow Germanic neopaganism, a form of polytheistic reconstructionism, and most of them observe religious toleration.