Zuism

English

Etymology

From the Sumerian word 𒍪 zu, "knowledge", with the suffix -ism.

Noun

Zuism (uncountable)

1. Sumerian and Semitic Neopaganism; modern revival of the Mesopotamian and Canaanite religions.
   • 2019, Chris Allaun, Upperworld: Shamanism and Magick of the Celestial Realms, Mandrake of Oxford, →ISBN:

     Zuism is defined as an international religious movement which intends to represent all the groups professing Sumerian-Mesopotamian religions.

   • 2020, Joshua Free, Anunnaki Bible: New Standard Zuist Edition, Joshua Free, →ISBN:

     Here is the recovery and incorporation of wisdom from the Ancient Near East into a modern tradition of Babylonian Neopaganism known for over a decade as Mardukite Zuism.

   • 2021, Clayton Fordahl, Berglind Ragnarsdóttir, “When the Gods Fall: Varieties of Post-Secularization in a Small, Secularized State”, in Politics and Religion, volume 14, number 2, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, pages 362–387:

     ...Zuism, an officially recognized religion in Iceland that, according to Hagstofa Íslands, grew from having no members in 2014 to having 3,087 members in 2016.

Related terms

• Zuist

Translations

Modern revival of Sumerian-Mesopotamian and Semitic-Canaanite religions

• French: zuisme (fr) m