Not all follwers of Ásatrú use heathen as a term, including Stephen McNallen. Stephen A. McNallen, an American Asatru leader, avoids "heathen" because in the "public mind" it means an "ignorant, superstitious, or uncouth person." Stephen A. McNallen. Asatru: A Native European Spirituality. Runestone Press. 2015. p. 2 ISBN 0972029257.-- ThorLives ( talk) 20:56, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Basic question: Should the Wikipedia articles on Asatru and Ásatrú both redirect to Heathenry (new religious movement)?
More information: At present, the article on Asatru serves as a redirect to Ásatrú, which is a disambiguation page. I would suggest that both articles should be converted into redirects that take the reader straight to Heathenry (new religious movement). In effect, the Icelandic term "Ásatrú", and its Anglicised spelling of "Asatru", are synonyms for a new religious movement that is termed "Heathenry" within the academic literature on the subject. To quote from the (academically sourced, GA-rated) Wikipedia article on Heathenry:
I believe that this should be a fairly un-controversial change and would like to gain consensus in support of it from various otherwise un-involved editors. Other articles devoted to synonyms for Heathenry (such as Vanatru and Forn Sed) already exist as redirects that take the reader straight to it, and I believe that these two articles should join them. Midnightblueowl ( talk) 15:11, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
It's now been a month since this RfC was opened, and all contributors to the discussion have agreed that the Asatru articles should be converted to redirects taking the reader to Heathenry (new religious movement). Accordingly, I shall make the necessary alterations. Midnightblueowl ( talk) 15:38, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
Stephen A. McNallen, an American Asatru leader, avoids "heathen" because in the "public mind" it means an "ignorant, superstitious, or uncouth person." Stephen A. McNallen. Asatru: A Native European Spirituality. Runestone Press. 2015. p. 2 ISBN 0972029257.
Likewise,Dr. Michael Strmiska, a pagan who studies the subject, made this observation: "recently I prefer Norse-Germanic Paganism as a catch-all term that covers all relevant bases and slights none." SEE
There has been no consensus for renaming this article. -- ThorLives ( talk) 01:10, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
References
Not all follwers of Ásatrú use heathen as a term, including Stephen McNallen. Stephen A. McNallen, an American Asatru leader, avoids "heathen" because in the "public mind" it means an "ignorant, superstitious, or uncouth person." Stephen A. McNallen. Asatru: A Native European Spirituality. Runestone Press. 2015. p. 2 ISBN 0972029257.-- ThorLives ( talk) 20:56, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Basic question: Should the Wikipedia articles on Asatru and Ásatrú both redirect to Heathenry (new religious movement)?
More information: At present, the article on Asatru serves as a redirect to Ásatrú, which is a disambiguation page. I would suggest that both articles should be converted into redirects that take the reader straight to Heathenry (new religious movement). In effect, the Icelandic term "Ásatrú", and its Anglicised spelling of "Asatru", are synonyms for a new religious movement that is termed "Heathenry" within the academic literature on the subject. To quote from the (academically sourced, GA-rated) Wikipedia article on Heathenry:
I believe that this should be a fairly un-controversial change and would like to gain consensus in support of it from various otherwise un-involved editors. Other articles devoted to synonyms for Heathenry (such as Vanatru and Forn Sed) already exist as redirects that take the reader straight to it, and I believe that these two articles should join them. Midnightblueowl ( talk) 15:11, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
It's now been a month since this RfC was opened, and all contributors to the discussion have agreed that the Asatru articles should be converted to redirects taking the reader to Heathenry (new religious movement). Accordingly, I shall make the necessary alterations. Midnightblueowl ( talk) 15:38, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
Stephen A. McNallen, an American Asatru leader, avoids "heathen" because in the "public mind" it means an "ignorant, superstitious, or uncouth person." Stephen A. McNallen. Asatru: A Native European Spirituality. Runestone Press. 2015. p. 2 ISBN 0972029257.
Likewise,Dr. Michael Strmiska, a pagan who studies the subject, made this observation: "recently I prefer Norse-Germanic Paganism as a catch-all term that covers all relevant bases and slights none." SEE
There has been no consensus for renaming this article. -- ThorLives ( talk) 01:10, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
References