![]() ![]() As such, it is at least as much about who we are as what we believe. the spirituality and the ethnicity of the people who practice it are indivisible parts of a whole.The same holds true for Asatru. Navajo spirituality is primarily for Navajos. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Īsatru is a Native European spirituality and as such has far more in common with Native American religions or the Shintoism of the Japanese people than it does universalist religions such as Christianity. For men and women of European descent, Asatru is the key to unlocking our vibrant spiritual heritage. Asatru is more than just another empty offering on the spiritual smorgasbord of post-religious America. More importantly, McNallen explains his vision of what Asatru can and must become. He outlines the rituals, seasonal festivals, and code of ethics embraced by modern practitioners of Asatru. In Asatru: A Native European Spirituality, McNallen describes the origins and development of Asatru, its kinship with other tribal and ethnic religions, and the cosmological and philosophical underpinnings of this dynamic and inspiring faith. Now, over forty years later, Asatru (an Icelandic word that means true to the Gods) is one of the fastest growing new religious movements in America. ![]() When Steve McNallen pledged his loyalty to the Gods and Goddesses of Northern Europe in the late 1960s, he could have hardly imagined the far-reaching implications of this personal act of devotion. ![]()
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