Which non-Christian (and presumably any non-monotheist) nations could have been formed in the Western world, and survived to the modern day or at least the 18th century?
Just by going with Empty America alone:
Norse Scandinavian nations
Pagan Lithuania (I think they were the last to convert to Christianity of any European state)
Mongol Khanates (only if you're going with the Mongols steamroll Europe approach, but they don't quite count, since they're not indigenously formed)
Aside from that:
In the New World, there's always a Haiti that makes Vodoun it's official religion. Same goes for alt-Louisiana.
However, aside from the Norse and Lithuania, I'm most interested in what other nations that are today host to Reconstructionist movements were most likely to retain their polytheism. I was thinking maybe a splinter Roman state, but that would require a POD that's too far back (pre-Constantine's reign), and without a drastic change, Christianity would steamroll all other faiths in most of the Roman Empire, I'm guessing.
Just by going with Empty America alone:
Norse Scandinavian nations
Pagan Lithuania (I think they were the last to convert to Christianity of any European state)
Mongol Khanates (only if you're going with the Mongols steamroll Europe approach, but they don't quite count, since they're not indigenously formed)
Aside from that:
In the New World, there's always a Haiti that makes Vodoun it's official religion. Same goes for alt-Louisiana.
However, aside from the Norse and Lithuania, I'm most interested in what other nations that are today host to Reconstructionist movements were most likely to retain their polytheism. I was thinking maybe a splinter Roman state, but that would require a POD that's too far back (pre-Constantine's reign), and without a drastic change, Christianity would steamroll all other faiths in most of the Roman Empire, I'm guessing.
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