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The Odin Brotherhood, which practices Odinism or Ásatrú,〔 is a Germanic Neopagan secret society which allegedly "preserves genuine traditions of pre-Christian paganism".〔Michael Streeter. ''Behind Closed Doors: The Power and Influence of Secret Societies''. New Holland Publishers Uk Ltd. 2008. pgs 143-5, 258. ISBN 1-84537-937-3〕 The Odin Brotherhood have been referred to in a number of publications on religions or secret societies,〔See, for example, Michael Streeter. ''Behind Closed Doors: The Power and Influence of Secret Societies''. New Holland Publishers Uk Ltd. 2008. pgs 143-5, 258. ISBN 1-84537-937-3〕 and the Odin Brotherhood is listed in the eighth edition of the Encyclopedia of American Religions of Dr. J. Gordon Melton, with members in many nations.〔See J. Gordon Melton.Encyclopedia of American Religions, 8th edition, Gale Cengage (2009), ISBN 0-7876-9696-X, pp. 861f〕 In the words of Dr. Melton, "The brotherhood has distanced itself from the racism that has infected Norse beliefs in the twentieth century and eschews the idea that there are either chosen peoples or master races." 〔See J. Gordon Melton. Encyclopedia of American Religions, 8th edition, Gale Cengage (2009), ISBN 0-7876-9696-X, pp. 861f〕〔Professor Michael discusses the Odin Brotherhood in the context of "hate" groups, but this is an error.George Michael. ''Theology of Hate: A History of the World Church of the Creator''. University Press of Florida. 2009. Pg51 ff. ISBN 0-8130-3350-0 P〕〔On the Brotherhood's position on race, see Mark Mirabello. ''The Odin Brotherhood''. 5th edition, Oxford: Mandrake of Oxford, 2003, p.38 ISBN 1-869928-71-7〕 From the beginning, the Odin Brotherhood has included women in its membership.〔 ==Claims== The Odin Brotherhood was first described in print in a 1992 book by Mark Mirabello, who claims he encountered it while conducting earning a PhD in History from Glasgow University.〔(Mirabello's Ph.D. Dissertation )〕 Mirabello is now a professor of History at Shawnee State University〔(Faculty at Shawnee State University ).〕 and the author of several books.〔(WorldCat Identities )〕 He has appeared in on the History (TV channel) (formerly known as the History Channel) and in documentary film.〔(Mirabello at IMDB )〕〔(See Also Author Web Site )〕 ''The Odin Brotherhood'' by Mirabello was first published in 1992〔''The Odin Brotherhood: A Non-fiction Account of Contact with an Ancient Brotherhood : with a New Epilogue a Statement on the Odin Brotherhood''. Holmes Publishing Group. 1992〕 and republished in 1994, 1995, 2002 and 2003;〔Mark Mirabello. ''The Odin Brotherhood''. 5th edition, Oxford: Mandrake of Oxford, 2003, p.27 ISBN 1-869928-71-7〕 it has never gone out of print,〔(Bowker Books in Print )〕 and a 6th edition, with supplementary material, was released in 2014.〔http://mandrake.uk.net/the-odin-brotherhood/〕 It takes the form of a dialog between the author and members of the group. Mirabello says that members of the group chose him as "a recruiting tool".〔 Researcher Graham Harvey expressed doubts about the group: "A book called The Odin Brotherhood has been circulating which claims to be a record of contacts (in Britain and elsewhere) between Dr. Mark Mirabello and a secret society called the Odin Brotherhood. Whilst I have received enigmatic letters claiming to be from members of the group I have been unable to check the veracity of Mirabello's claims. No other group that I have talked to (including one that was named in a "Brotherhood" letter as a contact) has any more knowledge of the group beyond reading the book. Most doubt its existence."〔Charlotte Hardman and Graham Harvey. ''Paganism Today: Wiccans, Druids, the Goddess and Ancient Earth Traditions for the Twenty-First Century''. Thorsons. 1995. p. 43. ISBN 0-7225-3233-4〕 And Thomas Coghlan, a forensic psychologist of the New York Police, writing in Cultic Studies Review, said from Mirabello's account that "at first read it appears specious." 〔Thomas Coghlan, New York City Police Department (2007), "The Spread of Ásatrú in Vinland", Cultic Studies Review (International Cultic Studies Association) 6 (3)〕 In contrast, researcher Stephen E. Adkins writes that "British Odinists claim that there has been a secret Odinist movement , the Odin Brotherhood, since 1421....Membership of the Odin Brotherhood has always remained small, but undoubtedly, some adherents made it to the American colonies and the United States."〔Stephen E. Adkins. ''Encyclopedia of Right-Wing Extremism in Modern American History''. ABC-CLIO, 2011, p. 172. ISBN 1-59884-350-8〕 The rites of the group are also described in a short book called ''Teachings of the Odin Brotherhood'' of unknown author, the information was allegedly given by a Highland member of the group.〔Anonymous. "(Teachings of the Odin Brotherhood )." pgs XXVII-XXIX.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Odin Brotherhood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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