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Pagan Traditions Selector |
A selector created by Matthew
Topic: Religion
Reviewed by: Earthwalker
Reviewer's rating: Pagan Traditions Selector is Poor **
Visit the selector: http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=PaganTraditions | There are a few problems that I notice with this quiz. Firstly, there are not enough questions to get the fine degree of resolution needed to pin anyone to a specific tradition. Second, the questions listed fail to really cover the major areas of importance in discerning traditions from one another. There aren't nearly enough questions on the person's conception of the Divine, not nearly enough focus on the modality of practice, or even the content of that practice. Not only would this quiz generally fail to give a newcomer an idea of where they should look within the Neopagan paths, but it fails to peg current practitioners who already know what they are.
A third beef with this quiz is the total lack of nature-based questions or outcome options. There's no option for the simple nature-centered witch or hedge witch, nor for the modern shaman whose practice is very oriented around the local environment. Given how much of Neopaganism is nature-oriented, this was a pretty glaring omission.
It might have almost been better if the author grouped these into tighter categories. Instead of teasing out all the reconstructionists, just have them as a single category - especially since there are no detailed questions to pin down which pantheon would work best for you anyway. |
| Review submitted on: Monday September 22, 2008
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