I egree that there are different views and inerpretations but I deem useful to have as much to read as possible in order to be able to draw ones own conclusions.
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Panslavic Rodnovery
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaromarsburg
There is a record of one of the last temples. Soma call Arkona „the holy mount of Slavs" comparing it to Athos in Greece.
Sees
Dragonslayer
I'm just always cautious of ones from a Christian source. When I saw the He is Risen banner, I expected the demeaning, prejudiced nature that showed especially towards the end.
Jumi
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I see the Baltics as early arrivals in migration of the IE peoples. They are a different branch in the tree with Slavic, Celtic, Germanic, etc.I don't know really. Always see sources saying most Lithuanians are Slavs but not all...some others just say they aren't Slavs at all
Sees
Dragonslayer
True they, along w/ Latvians and Estonians are the Balto- (Baltic Sea) part of Balto-Slavic. The name actually comes from the language families they belong to. They are very closely related, hence being grouped together on an IE branch.
Btw, when I say I'm 99.9% hard polytheist, that other 1% is the part that sees some gods as the same... There's no doubt in my mind that Thor, Thunor, Donar, Perun and Perkūnas are the same god. I have no problem with an invocation such as "O Thor, who is called Thunor, Donar, Perun and Perkūnas by our brothers snd sisters in other lands, you who are protector, friend, guardian, benefactor ... " (much sucking up to the big guy? ). However I do not see Zeus, Jupiter, Indra or Taranis as the same as Thunor, Donar, Perun and Perkūnas.
). However I do not see Zeus, Jupiter, Indra or Taranis as the same as Thunor, Donar, Perun and Perkūnas.
Here is some a Facebook page for Rodnovery. You could bounce to other pages and groups from here.
https://www.facebook.com/SlavicReligion?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/SlavicReligion?fref=ts
There are many on FB but few in English.
I think it's probably because the number of followers is so small and probably mostly in Slavic countries. I'd try posting something in English, maybe they are bilingual but think no one from elsewhere is interested. Just a thought.
Jumi
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Estonians and Baltic Finns don't belong on the IE tree as far as language goes, but Finno-Ugrics in the Baltics and Scandinavia had many of the same gods as the Baltic, Slavic and Germanic neighbors. Perkele and Tuuri from Finland and Taara from Estonia are the same Slavic Perun and Germanic Thor.
You are right, Estonian is Finno-Ugric, along with Finnish, Saami, Hungarian and some others. The close contact is why I think those are all different names for the same thunder god.
Not exactly true story and position in pantheon (slavic pantheon „organisation"is quite different from greek) but good text all the same.
http://www.slavorum.org/perun-slavic-god-of-thunder/
http://www.slavorum.org/perun-slavic-god-of-thunder/