Editing Modern paganism (section)

===Relationship with Hinduism===
Because of their common links to the [[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Proto-Indo-European]] culture, many adherents of modern paganism have come to regard [[Hinduism]] as a spiritual relative. Some modern pagan literature prominently features [[comparative religion]] involving European and Indian traditions. The ECER has made efforts to establish mutual support with Hindu groups, as has the Lithuanian Romuva movement.{{sfn|Strmiska|2005|pp=27–29}}

In India, a prominent figure who made similar efforts was the [[Hindu revivalism|Hindu revivalist]] [[Ram Swarup]], who pointed out parallels between Hinduism and European and Arabic paganism. Swarup reached out to modern pagans in the West and also had an influence on Western converts to Hinduism or pro-Hindu activists, notably [[David Frawley]] and [[Koenraad Elst]], who both have described Hinduism as a form of paganism.{{sfn|Herrmann-Pfandt|2009|pp=240–242}} The modern pagan writer [[Christopher Gérard]] has drawn much inspiration from Hinduism and visited Swarup in India. Reviewing Gérard's book ''Parcours païen'' in 2001, the [[History of religion|historian of religion]] [[Jean-François Mayer]] described Gérard's activities as part of the development of a "Western-Hindu 'pagan axis{{' "}}.{{sfn|Mayer|2001|pp=100–101}}