Romuva Looks East: Indian Inspiration in Lithuanian Paganism
Romuva Looks East: Indian Inspiration in Lithuanian Paganism Michael F. Strmiska Introduction Modern Lithuanian Paganism can be most readily defined as a form of contemporary Lithuanian (or Baltic) religion inspired by Lithuanian ethnic culture and folklore and pre Christian, nature centered, Baltic polytheism. Its most prominent organizational form in Lithuania in the current time is the Romuva association founded and still led by the cultural historian and folklorist Jonas Trinkunas (1939 assisted by his wife, the sociologist and folk singer Inija Trinkuniene (1951 with affiliated chapters in Canada and the USA. 1 Romuva's name comes from an important Pagan sanctuary known