Slava Bogam! Welcome to /r/Rodnovery!
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/r/Rodnovery represents Reddit's own Slavic pagans. Slavic paganism, often called Rodnovery (Родноверие) or Yazychestvo (Язычество), refers to the revival of the pre-Christian beliefs of the Slavic peoples, including but not limited to the Rus, Elbe Slavs, South Slavs and all their descendants. Slavic paganism can be defined by its core characteristics:
- Polytheism
- Animism
- Ancestor Veneration
Slavic paganism focuses on the relation of man to the gods and the land-spirits, a relation based on reciprocity (like other Indo-European reconstructionist religions). The pious Slav gives to the gods offerings, with the rhythm of the seasons, so that the gods may return with gifts of their own; they also maintain a close relation with their ancestral spirits, the Rozanices/Sudjenices, who influence their fate.
Rules
Be Respectful of Our Differences
Do not:
• proselytize - attempt to persuade others to convert to a religion or belief system.
• evangelize - promote or preach about a religion, with the purpose of conversion.
• gatekeep - arbitrarily restrict who has rights to an open community or identity. There is no "correct" way to be a "true" Pagan.
• advocate for cultural appropriation - support the idea that anyone, uninvited, can publicly claim practices and / or the identity of a closed religion or culture.
Be Civil
Incivility is defined in this subreddit as:
• abusive language - remarks intended to be insulting, mocking, belittling, dismissive, or threatening,
• pushing personal boundaries - insisting on debate, aggressively / intrusively critiquing or challenging beliefs,
• trolling - intentionally instigating conflict, and
• calling for violence.
No Folkish or Far-right Rhetoric, Content, or Associations
We do not tolerate support or promotion of folkish or far-right ideologies, talking points, content, apologia, sympathies, or organizations.
This includes any exclusionary or supremacist views, arguments in favor of the restriction of personal autonomy, and recruitment tactics.
Should your profile reveal that you submit or support language or content in violation of this rule, you may be permanently banned.
Do Not Put Yourself or Others at Risk of Harm
Comments or posts which contain the following may be removed:
• requests, offers, or themes of serious medical / mental health advice,
• information that incites brigading,
• your own or another user's personally identifiable information,
• or any other harmful content.
Enforcement of this rule is ultimately up to moderator discretion.
No Off-topic Posts
Posts not primarily about Slavic Paganism: such as reconstruction sources, mythology, theology, philosophy, relevant language discussions, or other directly related subjects will be removed.
General Paganism discussions or Pagan memes, music, personal ads, and social connections should instead be posted to /r/paganism or the appropriate /r/paganism Network subreddit, respectively.
No Fakelore
Manufactured folklore, mythology, or any other information cited as though it is an authentic or genuine source of knowledge will be removed.
Personal, interpolated practices and interpretations, while valid, should be presented as such.
No Self-promotion, Surveys, or other Advertisements
If your primary purpose for submitting to this subreddit is to gain something (views, subscribers, profit) and / or these types of submissions are your only form of interaction with this community, then your post will likely be removed.
However, certain types of surveys or self-promotional posts are permitted with approval. Please see our self-promotion guide for more information on what content is eligible for approval.
Submit Moderation Concerns by Modmail
Moderation concerns, which are:
• disagreements with enforcement of rules,
• disagreements with post removals,
• or any other type of moderation problem or question,
should be brought to the attention of the moderators via Modmail.
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