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What is Polytheism?
The belief on many gods (Hence - POLY [many] THEISM [god]). A classic example of this would be the Romans, who had a god for virtually everything - from War to Drinking …to Love, etc (MORE)
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What are two civilizations that believe in polytheism?
A: Ancient civilizations where polytheism was followed include: Egypt, Rome, Greece, Israel, pre-Exilic Judah. Modern civilizations where polytheism is widely followed inclu…de: India, Thailand, China, Japan. (MORE)
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Why is the trinity not polytheism?
The Holy Trinity- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit- Is actually considered one God in three parts. Christians (and Jews) believe the God (Abrahamic God, th…e one in the Old Testament) is God, while Jesus is his only begotten Son, but still God in Human form. (Sort of like Thoth, the Egyptian god of Wisdom as an ibis, or an Ibis Headed man. ) Then God the Holy Spirit is God, but in Spiritual Form, kind of like a second Conscious. All Christians believe that the Holy Spirit is in them, and most believe that all people can have it, they just need to receive it spiritually SOURCES The Bible Answer: The Trinity is a concept which is used to try to explain the nature of God revealed within the Bible. The concept is that there is one God, the Father, this both Muslims and (modern) Jews and other "Christian" groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses also hold to. The dividing line comes in the next person of the Trinity: From the Father comes the Son. The Son is the Logos (translated in many Bibles as Word) of God. Logos is the Greek word that the English word logic derives from. The third person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit who comes from the Father through the Son. If one likens the concept to speech, the Father is like the will, the son the wisdom/logic, and the Spirit the breath. The breath carries the will through logic. However, they are persons not inanimate attributes. The Trinity is three persons in one God. Not three gods. The persons of the Trinity are distinct, but are not separate. Jesus is the Son in flesh, this is the doctrine of the Hypostatic Union, it is different from the Trinity, because the Trinity deals solely with the nature of God, where as Jesus is both fully God and fully man. (MORE)
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What is an example of polytheism?
An ancient example would be the Roman pagan religion, in which many gods were worshipped. A more modern example would be Hinduism, in which thousands of gods are worship…ped. Polytheism comes from poly which means many, and theos, which means god. (MORE)
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What Percentage of people believe in polytheism?
Polytheism is the belief of many gods. There is not an exact number recorded as to how many people identify with Polytheism, although the estimate is 15 percent.
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How do you tell your friend that you are polytheic?
Hey (whatever the name is), do you have a religion? Then wait for a reply. Hopefully they'll ask you the same question. Then say, yeah I do have a religion. I'm polytheistic. …Then he or she will say, what does that mean. You then say, I have more than one God. (MORE)
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What are monotheism pantheism polytheism and theocracy?
These four concepts all relate to religion. "Theos" and "theis" both come from the Greek root meaning "god." Monotheism is the belief in one conscious god, usually possessing… a specific will and powers. A monotheistic gods are usually considered the most powerful entity in existence.Polytheism is the belief in multiple such gods. Some may have more authority than others, and believers may worship a favorite or patron.Pantheism is the belief that the universe (existence, nature, multiverse) is divine or worthy of the sort of respect accorded to a god. Since the universe is not proven to have a personality, believers usually do not seek favors or expect judgment from it.Theocracy is a system ruled by "theos" - in theory, this ruler could be a deity of one of the beliefs above, but is usually understood to be the priests or clerical leaders of a specific religion. (MORE)
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What is a paragraph on polytheism?
Polytheism, the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of m…onotheism, the belief in one God. Sometimes above the many gods a polytheistic religion will have a supreme creator and focus of devotion, as in certain phases of Hinduism (there is also the tendency to identify the many gods as so many aspects of the Supreme Being); sometimes the gods are considered as less important than some higher goal, state, or saviour, as in Buddhism; sometimes one god will prove more dominant than the others. (MORE)
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What religions practice polytheism?
Polytheism is the belief in not just one got but many gods. A list of religions that practice polytheism include Hinduism, Budhism, Voodo andCargo Cults
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How did polytheism develop?
The development of polytheism is described in Maimonides' MishnehTorah (Hilchot Avodat Kochavim ch.1). Quote: During the times of Enosh (a couple of centuries after theCreatio…n), mankind made a great mistake, and the wise men of thatgeneration gave worthless counsel. They said that since God hadcreated the stars and spheres and placed them on high, it isfitting for people to glorify them and to treat them with honor andoffer sacrifices to them. They began to glorify them with words,and bow down before them, because by doing so, they would(according to their false conception) be fulfilling the will ofGod. This was the origin of the worship of false gods, and itsrationale. Later there arose also false prophets, who announced that God hadcommanded them: Serve this star - or all the stars - sacrifice toit, offer libations to it, build a temple for it and make an imageof it so that people could bow to its image. The false prophetwould tell them of a form that he had conceived, and say that thisis the image of the particular star, claiming that this wasrevealed to him in a vision. In this manner, the people began to make images in temples and onthe tops of mountains and hills. They would gather together and bowdown to these images. Subsequently, other deceivers arose and declared that a specificstar, sphere, or angel had spoken to them and commanded them: Serveme in this manner. He would then relate a specific mode of service. Thus, these practices spread throughout the world. People wouldserve images, idols and statues with strange practices, one moredistorted than the other; offer sacrifices to them, and bow down tothem. As the years passed, God's glorious and awesome name was forgottenby the entire population. The people knew only the temples of stoneand the image of wood or stone to which they were trained fromtheir childhood to bow down and serve. Even the priests among themwould think that there is nothing other than the stars and spheresfor which they had made these images. God was not known by anyone,with the exception of a few individuals such as Chanoch,Metushelach, Noah, Shem, and Ever. The world continued in this fashion until the pillar of the world,Abraham, was born. (MORE)