Paganismo, Panteísmo, Politeísmo, Panenteismo, Animismo e.... Avacalhação Mesmo

Ontem,  eu li um artigo que discute o que significa aquela imagem de uma mulher nua grávida em madeira que acabou virando símbolo do paganismo do Sínodo da Amazônia.

A conclusão do artigo é que nem os padres do Sínodo, nem os índios lá, nem os voluntários sabem exatamente o que significa a imagem. Então, o artigo conclui que é apenas um símbolo pagão usado como instrumento político e ideológico.

Em suma, como disse um amigo, trata-se apenas da velha avacalhação brasileira.

Verdade, a nossa conhecida avacalhação está presente em inúmeros aspectos: político, religioso e moral

Bom, na semana passada eu li outro artigo que explica o que significa paganismo, panteísmo, politeísmo, panenteismo, animismo, olhando para o Sínodo.

O artigo é do padre Dwight Longenecker.

Uma das principais característica do paganismo, segundo o padre Dwight, é justamente a avacalhação, isto é, a falta de doutrina ou regra ou qualquer preocupação com a moral.

Aqui vai parte do artigo dele:

Pagans, Pantheism and Polytheism

It’s never easy to categorize paganism because it is, by its very nature, amorphous, subjective and lacking any central doctrinal or moral authority. Paganism in the ancient world was syncretistic and free flowing, gathering up various streams of spirituality, philosophy and devotional and ritualistic practices.

It is the same today. In fact, one could observe that paganism, with its undefined borders and subjective syncretism, is the understandable form of religion for our post modern age, just as it was in ancient Rome. In fact the similarities multiply once you begin to press them. The world of the Roman Empire was similarly diffuse with rapid mobility, movement of peoples and trade and therefore a cross pollination of culture, religious beliefs, philosophies and languages.

The simplest way to understand paganism is to realize that it has nothing to do with morality. The link between morality and religion is a Hebrew inspiration. Pagans may be “good” or they may be “bad”. They may regard themselves as “beyond good and evil.” In fact paganism has nothing intrinsically to do with morality. Instead paganism is a religious practice or belief that has to do with an interchange with the spiritual realm either to win favors in this life or to gain favors in the afterlife. Pagans try to please the gods or appease the gods depending on their perspective. They may not try to please gods as such and are only trying to please or appease “fate” or “their karma” or “the Force.”

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With the present Synod in Rome on the Amazon it is worth outlining some other more specific forms of paganism. Pantheism is the idea that the natural world and God are the same. There is no God outside the cosmos. The natural universe is coterminous with God or at best the created universe is the “incarnation of God.” Panentheism is slightly different. Panentheism is the belief that there is a God greater than the cosmos, but that he inhabits the cosmos. God is not nature. Instead God is IN nature.

Animism is a more primitive understanding of pantheism. Most of the religions of indigenous peoples in the Amazon (and elsewhere) are animist. The animist doesn’t so much believe that Nature is God or that God is in Nature. Instead he believes that the different natural objects and creatures are indwelt by various different spirits.

Leiam todo o artigo no site do Padre Dwight

 OCTOBER 7, 2019 BY FR. DWIGHT LONGENECKER