
Ásatrúarfélagið
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(, Ásatrú Fellowship), also known simply as , is an Icelandic religious organisation of heathenry (in Iceland also called , " faith"). It was founded on the first day of summer in 1972, and granted recognition as a registered religious organization in 1973, allowing it to conduct legally binding ceremonies and collect a share of the church tax. The is the chief religious official.
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Vinony's link graph records 80 inbound references to Ásatrúarfélagið, and connects out to Æsir, gothi and First Day of Summer.
It sits within the topics 1972 establishments in Iceland, Germanic neopagan organisations and Modern paganism in Iceland.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Religion.name
- Ásatrú Fellowship
- Religion.native_name
- Ásatrúarfélagið
- Religion.native_name_lang
- is
- Religion.image
- Asatruarfelagid logo (2022).png
- Religion.caption
- The logo of Ásatrúarfélagið – organization
- Religion.type
- New Religious Movement
- Religion.main_classification
- Neopaganism
- Religion.orientation
- Heathenry
- Religion.theology
- Icelandic Folk Religion
- Religion.leader_title
- Allsherjargoði
- Religion.leader_name
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
- Religion.associations
- European Congress of Ethnic Religions
- Religion.area
- Iceland
- Religion.language
- Icelandic
- Religion.headquarters
- Reykjavík
- Religion.leader_title1
- Founder(s)
- Religion.leader_name1
- Sveinbjörn BeinteinssonJörmundur Ingi HansenDagur ÞorleifssonÞorsteinn Guðjónsson
- Religion.founded_date
- 1972
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- organization
- Part of
- modern paganism
- Founded by
- Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
- Headquarters
- Reykjavík
- Chairperson
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
- Official website
- www.asatru.is
- Image
- Þingblót 2009 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Ásatrúarfélagið
- inception
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Recognition
- First ''allsherjargoði'' (1972–1993)
- Second ''allsherjargoði'' (1994–2002)
- Third and fourth ''allsherjargoðar'' (2002–present)
- Beliefs and theology
- ''Blót'' and other rituals
- Religious buildings
- Main hof
- {{lang|is|italic=no|Ásheimar}}
- Politics and activism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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