/lit/ - Literature

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It's simple, a holy text is dogmatic and is seen as infallible; it is not supposed to change and can not be interpreted in ways which would be seen as too far derived from what is actually written (though this has happened many times, in the case of christianity said instances were referred to as schisms). Culture/tradition in the Pagan sense is more anarchic; one can interpret myths and the properties of certain rituals in a slightly different way than others, without being subjectable to the label of heretic. Heresy in Paganism is much more unknown, if anything could be said to be, it would be the breaking of your own established customs and traditions in relation to the gods which you worship, but to do this one would have to go to extremes e.g., stopping all ritualistic veneration, and alright insulting the gods by disrespecting their shrines and temples, or just verbally to others with the intention of defaming them. An example that might show this flexibility might be the variation in specific attributes a particular deity might have in comparison to their direct counterparts in close by tribes, i.e., the merging of two gods into one or vice versa, or the slight difference in ceremonial sacrifices.