List of writers on modern paganism

This list of writers on modern paganism presents authors whose works address or have their basis in modern paganism.

Religious and political writers

See also: List of pagans

• Luis G. Abbadie (born 1968), Mexican horror and fantasy writer
• Adunis (born 1930), Syrian poet, essayist and translator; self-described "pagan mystic" ^[1]
• Ra Un Nefer Amen (born 1944), American writer and Pan-African activist
• Lily Anderson (born 1988), American writer of young adult fiction
• Victor Henry Anderson (1917–2001), American poet and founding member of the Feri Tradition
• Bohdan Ihor Antonych (1909–1937), Ukrainian poet
• Amedeo Rocco Armentano (1886–1966), Italian esotericist and musician
• Alexander Asov (born 1964), Russian poet, novelist and writer on Russian pseudohistory
• Freya Aswynn (born 1949), Dutch writer
• Dawn Atkins (born 1962), American anthropologist, fiction writer and educator
• Nihal Atsız (1905–1975), Turkish nationalist writer, novelist, poet and philosopher
• Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (1924–1993), Icelandic poet
• Alain de Benoist (born 1943), French journalist and political philosopher
• Ernst Bergmann (1881–1945), German philosopher
• Erwan Berthou (1861–1933), French and Breton language poet, writer and neo-Druidic bard
• Gwilherm Berthou (1908–1951), French Breton nationalist and neo-Druidic bardic poet
• Manfred Böckl (born 1948), German novelist and writer of popular history
• Gavin Bone (born 1964), English writer and lecturer
• Gary Botting (born 1943), Canadian poet, playwright, novelist and critic
• Lois Bourne (1928–2017), English Wiccan writer
• Arvīds Brastiņš (1893–1984), Latvian sculptor, writer and Dievturi leader
• Ernests Brastiņš (1892–1942), Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist
• Malcolm Brenner (born 1951), American novelist and journalist
• Phil Brucato, American writer, journalist, editor and game designer
• Raymond Buckland (1934–2017), English writer
• Pauline Campanelli (1943–2001), American artist and writer
• Philip Carr-Gomm (born 1952), British writer
• Jean Cau (1925–1993), French writer and journalist
• Aki Cederberg (born 1978), Finnish writer, musician and filmmaker
• Valdis Celms (born 1943), Latvian artist and writer
• Ipsita Roy Chakraverti (born 1950), Indian writer
• Zorian Dołęga-Chodakowski (1784–1825), Polish ethnographer and archaeologist
• D. J. Conway (1939–2019), American writer
• Vivianne Crowley, English writer
• Scott Cunningham (1956–1993), American writer
• Phyllis Curott (born 1954), American writer
• Arthur Drews (1865–1935, German writer, historian and philosopher
• Robert Dun (1920–2002), French writer
• Gerina Dunwich (born 1959), American writer
• Viktors Eglītis (1877–1945), Latvian writer and art theorist
• Eyvindur P. Eiríksson (born 1935), Icelandic poet and novelist
• Julius Evola (1898–1974), Italian writer and painter
• Cerridwen Fallingstar (born 1952), American writer
• Janet Farrar (born 1950), English writer
• Stewart Farrar (1916–2000), English screenwriter and novelist
• Guillaume Faye (1949–2019), French writer and journalist
• Pio Filippani Ronconi (1920–2010), Italian writer
• Ed Fitch (born 1937), American writer
• Stephen Flowers (born 1953), American writer
• Michael Thomas Ford (born 1968), American writer
• John Fransham (1730–1810), English writer
• Gustav Frenssen (1863–1945), German novelist
• Donald H. Frew (born 1960), American writer
• Gavin Frost (1930–2016), English writer
• Yvonne Frost (born 1931), American writer
• Yasmine Galenorn, American novelist
• Christopher Gérard (born 1962), Belgian novelist, essayist, publisher and literary critic
• Marian Green (born 1944), British writer
• John Michael Greer (born 1962), American writer
• Raven Grimassi (1951–2019), American writer
• Stephan Grundy (born 1967), American writer
• Laurell K. Hamilton (born 1963), American fantasy and romance writer
• Zdzisław Harlender (1898–1939), Polish pilot, army officer and writer
• Jakob Wilhelm Hauer (1881–1962), German Indologist and writer
• Andrea Haugen (1968 or 1969–2021), German musician and writer
• Friedrich Hielscher (1902–1990), German writer
• Ellen Evert Hopman (born 1952), Austrian writer
• Sigrid Hunke (1913–1999), German writer
• Thibault Isabel (born 1978), French writer and publisher
• François Jaffrennou (1879–1956), French Breton language writer and editor
• Jón frá Pálmholti (1930–2004), Icelandic writer, journalist and social worker
• Anodea Judith (born 1952), American writer
• Wyatt Kaldenberg (born 1957), American writer
• Bjarki Karlsson (born 1965), Icelandic poet and translator
• William H. Keith Jr. (born 1950), American novelist
• Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (1946–2021), American writer and journalist
• Per Vari Kerloc'h (born 1952), French Breton language poet
• Ludwig Klages (1872–1956), German philosopher and poet
• Anthony T. Kronman (born 1945), American writer
• Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels (1874–1954), Austrian writer
• Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec (1929–2008), French Breton language writer
• Timothy Leary (1920–1996), American writer
• Jean Le Fustec (1855–1910), French Breton language poet
• Nicolai Levashov (1961–2012), Russian writer
• Guido von List (1848–1919), Austrian journalist, playwright and novelist
• Koenraad Logghe (born 1963), Belgian writer
• Halyna Lozko (born 1952), Ukrainian ethnologist and theologian
• Jim Lyngvild (born 1978), Danish designer and writer
• Jean-François Lyotard (1924–1998), French philosopher, sociologist and literary theorist
• Jean Mabire (1927–2006), French journalist and essayist
• Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 1939), Icelandic writer and artist
• Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe (1895–1993), German writer
• Leo Martello (1930–2000), American writer
• Stephen McNallen (born 1948), American writer
• Vladimir Megre (born 1950), Russian writer
• Louis Ménard (1822–1901), French poet and writer on "mystical paganism" ^[2]
• Alexander Rud Mills (1885–1964), Australian writer
• Moondog (1916–1999), American composer, musician and poet
• Alan Moore (born 1953), English writer of comic books
• Owen Morgan (1836–1921), Welsh journalist, historian and writer
• Robin Morgan (born 1941), American poet, journalist and political theorist
• Ann Moura (born 1947), American writer
• Michael Jenkins Moynihan (born 1969), American musician, writer and journalist
• Baal Müller (born 1969), German writer and publisher
• Roggero Musmeci Ferrari Bravo (1868–1937), Italian poet and playwright
• Brendan Myers (born 1974), Canadian philosopher and writer
• Árpád von Nahodyl (born 1958), also known as Géza von Neményi, German writer
• Mike Nichols (born 1952), American writer
• Ross Nichols (1902–1975), British poet
• Diana L. Paxson (born 1943), American writer
• Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935), Portuguese poet, philosopher and literary critic
• Rachel Pollack (born 1945), American novelist and comic book writer
• Silver RavenWolf (born 1956), American writer
• Vlassis Rassias (1959–2019), a Greek writer and publisher
• Hugues Rebell (1867–1905), French writer
• Arturo Reghini (1878–1946), Italian mathematician and philosopher
• Emma Restall Orr (born 1965), British writer
• Maurice Rollet (1933–2014), French poet
• Lexa Roséan (born 1958), American writer, dancer and psychoanalyst
• Richard Rudgley (born 1961), British writer
• Don Miguel Ruiz (born 1952), Mexican writer
• Saint-Loup (1908–1990), French writer, journalist and political activist
• Víctor Sánchez, (born 1961), Mexican writer
• Alfred Schuler (1865–1923), German writer
• John W. Sexton (born 1958), Irish poet, short-story writer, radio script-writer and children's novelist
• Volodymyr Shaian (1908–1974), Ukrainian linguist, philologist and Orientalist-Sanskritologist
• Philip Shallcrass (born 1953), English artist, writer and musician
• William Sharp (1855–1905), Scottish writer
• Maggie Shayne (born 1962), American novelist
• Lady Sheba (1920–2002), American writer
• Eileen Sheehan (born 1963), Irish poet
• Peryt Shou (1873–1953), German writer
• Monica Sjöö (1938–2005), Swedish painter and writer
• Robin Skelton (1925–1997), British-born Canadian poet
• Jan Stachniuk (1905–1963), Polish philosopher and publisher
• Starhawk (born 1951), American writer
• Lady Gwen Thompson (1928–1986), American writer
• Mary Oneida Toups (1928–1981), American writer
• Mellie Uyldert (1908–2009), Dutch writer
• Antonio Velasco Piña (born 1935), Mexican novelist and essayist
• Veleslav (born 1973), Russian writer
• Dominique Venner (1935–2013), French historian, journalist and essayist
• Hilda Vīka (1897–1963), Latvian poet and novelist
• Varg Vikernes (born 1973), Norwegian musician and writer
• Vydūnas (1868–1953), Lithuanian poet and philosopher
• Ernst Wachler (1871–1945), German writer
• Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007), American novelist and essayist
• Amanda Yates Garcia, American writer and activist
• Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (born 1942), American writer
• Z'EV (1951–2017), American poet and sound artist

Scholars

See also: Pagan studies

• Margot Adler (1946–2014), American scholar
• Helen A. Berger (born 1949), American sociologist
• Chas S. Clifton (born 1951), American religious studies scholar
• Carole M. Cusack, Australian historian of religion
• Stéphane François (born 1973), French political scientist
• Mattias Gardell (born 1959), Swedish historian and scholar of comparative religion
• René Gründer (born 1975), German sociologist
• Hans Thomas Hakl (born 1947), Austrian scholar of Western esotericism
• Graham Harvey (born 1959), English religious studies scholar
• Ronald Hutton (born 1953), English historian
• Aidan A. Kelly (born 1940), American scholar and poet
• Sabina Magliocco (born 1959), American anthropologist
• Sarah M. Pike, American religious studies scholar
• Leo Ruickbie, British historian and sociologist of religion
• Stefanie von Schnurbein (born 1961), German literary scholar
• Michael York, American religious studies scholar

References

1. "The 'Other' Middle East; An Anthology of Levantine Literature, in Search of Identity" p. 26
2. Seymour-Smith, Martin (1985) [1973]. Guide to Modern World Literature. London and Basingstoke: Macmillan. p. 426. ISBN   978-0-333-33464-5.