"Asatruan" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2000, David Hurst Thomas, Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity, Basic Books, page xxiv",
          "text": "The Asatruans, who take their name from an Icelandic term meaning \"those true to the Gods,\" are a northern California–based religious group who trace their pre-Christian ancestry to Scandinavian and Germanic tribes of northern Europe. The Asatruans sued to stop the United States government from repatriating the bones to the Indian claimants.",
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          "ref": "2013, Harold G. Koenig, Spirituality in Patient Care, 3rd edition, Templeton Foundation Press, page 33",
          "text": "Religious or spiritual beliefs may have a particularly strong influence on medical decisions made by patients whose religious beliefs are not traditional. Consider the refusal of blood products by Jehovah's Witnesses, the forgoing of medical care by Christian Scientists, or the avoidance of psychiatric care by Scientologists. Likewise, a study of 458 \"neo-pagans\" (Wiccans, Druids, Asatruans) reported that 73 percent had religious or spiritual beliefs that would influence their medical decisions.",
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          "ref": "2022, Annika Björnsdotter Teppo, Afrikaners and the Boundaries of Faith in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Routledge, page 152",
          "text": "Most neopagan groupings I met did not openly proclaim racial exclusivity the way the Asatruans did.",
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