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__NOTOC__ Heathen or Heathens may refer to: Religion *Heathen, another name for a pagan *Heathen, an adherent of Heathenry (new religious movement), Heathenry Music *Band of Heathens, a North American rock and roll band *Heathen (band), a North American thrash metal band *The Heathens, an Americana, indie rock band *Heathen (David Bowie album), ''Heathen'' (David Bowie album) (2002) *Heathen (Thou album), ''Heathen'' (Thou album) (2014) *''Heathen'', an album by Wyrd (band), Wyrd *Heathens (song), "Heathens" (song), a song by Twenty One Pilots for the 2016 film ''Suicide Squad'' *"The Heathen", a song by Bob Marley from Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers album), ''Exodus'' Film *Heathen (film), ''Heathen'' (film), a film by Ross Shepherd Literature *"The Heathen", a short story by Jack London See also

*Heathenry (other) *Neo-pagan (other) *Pagan (other) * {{Disambiguation ...
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Pagan
Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. In the time of the Roman empire, individuals fell into the pagan class either because they were increasingly rural and provincial relative to the Christian population, or because they were not '' milites Christi'' (soldiers of Christ).J. J. O'Donnell (1977)''Paganus'': Evolution and Use ''Classical Folia'', 31: 163–69. Alternative terms used in Christian texts were ''hellene'', ''gentile'', and '' heathen''. Ritual sacrifice was an integral part of ancient Graeco-Roman religion and was regarded as an indication of whether a person was pagan or Christian. Paganism has broadly connoted the " religion of the peasantry". During and after the Middle Ages, the term ''paganism'' was applied to any non-Christian religion, and the term presumed a ...
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