Although inspired by the pre-Christian belief systems of the past, modern paganism is not the same phenomenon as these lost traditions and in many respects differs from them considerably. Strmiska stresses that modern paganism is a "new", "modern" religious movement, even if some of its content derives from ancient sources. Contemporary paganism as practiced in the United States in the 1990s has been described as "a synthesis of historical inspiration and present-day creativity".
Although inspired by the pre-Christian belief systems of the past modern paganism is not the same phenomenon as these lost traditions and in many respects differs from them considerably Strmiska stresses that modern paganism is a "new" "modern" religious movement even if some of its content derives from ancient sources Contemporary paganism as practiced in the United States in the 1990s has been described as "a synthesis of historical inspiration and present-day creativity"