SOURCE: http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type... Hellenismos is the name of the Greek Religion. "Hellenism is a package consisting Ethos, World View, value system" (Vlassis Rassias), language, customs, philosophy, community, and Religion. Hellenism is something that is called "Ethnicum" (sadly, most people would call it just "Paganism"). "Hellenism is a way of human functioning at the collective and personal level." (Rassias). Hellenismos is only one (!) part of the Hellenic Ethnicum. The Ancient Greek Culture was the product of the Hellenic Ethnos, and the same applies to the Hellenic Religion. Therefore the polytheistic Greeks are called since late antiquity and they still call themselves as "Ethnic Hellenes", because, and in contrast to the christian Greeks, they follow the ethnic and genuine hellenic Tradition, Religion, and Worldview created by the Ancient Greeks themselves. The identity of the ethnic Hellenes is culturally, ethnically, and religiously. Someone is called "Ethnicus" (lat.) or "Ethnikos" (gr.) (pl. Ethnikoi) when he follows the genuine and indigenous Ways of his Ancestors. "Hellenic Religion" is not an umbrella Term. The many terms Hellenic Polytheism, Greek Religion, Hellenic Polytheism, Hellenismos, and ethnic hellenic Religion are synonymous and they are all used interchangeably to refer to the one and the same religion. The term "Reconstructionism" (unknown to the most Hellenes in Greece) refers the methodology of reviving ancient ethnic Religions. The hellenic Organizations YSEE, Labrys, Thyrsos, and the Societas Hellenica Antiquariorum (native hellenic groups) hold the vast majority of practitioners of the Hellenic Religion in the world. The Hellenic Religion has nothing to do with the so-called "Neo-hellenic Polytheism" and with "Neopaganism" in general. "Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. 'Patriotism' is its cult. It should hardly be necessary to say, that by 'patriotism' I mean that attitude which puts the own nation above humanity, above the principles of truth and justice; not the loving interest in one's own nation, which is the concern with the nation's spiritual as much as with its material welfare - never with its power over other nations. Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one's country which is not part of one's love for humanity is not love, but idolatrous worship." Erich Fromm Meaning of the Term "Ethnicum/Ethnicism": 1) The religions of the Gentile nations of antiquity 2) Heathenism; idolatry. 3) (in the senses: Gentile): from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Ethni... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio... http://dictionary.reference.com/brows... http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ethnicus (Should not be confused with the irrational modern creation called "Nationalism"; an anti-ethnic ideology, which is opposed and contrary to Ethnicism and, the natural ancient Ethnopluralism. Hellenism is an Ethnicism and Hellenismos is an ethnic Religion ergo against Nationalism and Absolutism. Hellenismos also states, that it is the duty of all mentally healthy Humans to fight for natural Ethnopluralism and against all Systems, trying to abolish the ethnicities, their pluralism, diversity and Ethnicims for the sake of homogenization.) http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php http://www.labrys.gr/index.php?l=english http://kyrene.4t.com/index.html http://www.hellenion.org/ http://elaion.org/index.htm http://www.neokoroi.org/ http://hellenismos.us A very brief introduction to Hellenismos http://de.scribd.com/doc/148327620/Hellenismos-A-short-introduction-to-Hellenic-Polytheism How to practice Greek Religion (Hellenismos) http://pt.scribd.com/doc/130924777/Ho... Hellenism and Hellenismos (Book Recommendations) http://www.scribd.com/doc/71950568/He... Lexicon of Hellenismos http://www.ysee.gr/download/TELOSTFH.pdf American Hellenic Polytheist (Interview) http://hellenismos.us/b/2011/01/inter... On The Gods And The Cosmos: http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type... Christian Genocide of Hellenism http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type... Persecution of Polytheists by the Christian Roman Empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_... Transition to Christianity or Crime against Hellenism?: http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type... Memorandum: GRANTING OF THE QUALITY OF LEGAL ENTITY TO THE HELLENIC RELIGION http://www.ysee.gr/download/ysee-ypom... A very brief introduction to hellenismos http://religionhellenismos.files.word...

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