Inclusive Heathens Practice Ancestor Veneration, But Not Pride in Ancestry

Ancestor veneration need not entail a focus on biological ancestry, but inclusive Heathens are troubled that white supremacists attracted to Heathenry because of perceived connection between ancestor and pride in ancestry. The Canadian Raven’s Knoll identify themselves as inclusive, endeavor exclude racists from their groups events. Previous research has often distinguished folkish (often racist) versus universalist (not practitioners or Ásatrú. Inclusive welcome people all backgrounds so long they do discriminate against others the basis spurious categories such race, gender, sexual orientation. venerate variety ancestors, just ancestors blood also affinity imagination, place. This contributes sense relatedness moral community beyond intrahuman, development ecological conscience at Knoll.