These directories are maintained by ceci@lysator.liu.se, except for /pub/religion/zen that is maintained by cardell@lysator.liu.se, and /pub/religion/christianity that is maintained by ceder@lysator.liu.se. The directories =============== christianity -- The most recent directory concerning the most widely spread religion in the western world. discordian -- Discordianism is a fairly new religion (late fifties). It is mainly concerned with the balance between order and chaos. It's main deity is Eris, the Greek Godess of Discord. There are also numerous saints. islam -- Islam is about 500 years younger than Christianity. It was founded by an Arab called Muhammed. There is a _lot_ of prejudice about Islam in the Western world. neopagan -- Neopaganism is a group of religions which evolved out of the works of Alexander Gardner, Doreen Valiente and Alex Sanders in Britain in the twentieth century. Asatru and Neoshamanism are often counted as Neopagan. Wicca is the largest Neopagan denomination. satanism -- Worship of Satan, Prometheus and Set. Don't believe everything you hear about Satanists. tariqas -- These are the archives from the tariqas mailing list, which concerns itself with non-denominational sufism. zen -- A branch of Buddhism, originally practised in China and Japan. After its introduction in the Western World in the sixties it became quite popular, particularly among young intellectuals. This directory is maintained by Mikael Cardell (cardell@lysator.liu.se). A pointer ========= Files about occultism are found in /pub/magick. --Ceci (January 1994)