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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 Lov… (MORE)

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Who founded polytheism?

Polytheism, the worship of more than one god, is considered the earliest formal religion. Polytheism goes back so far into antiquity, with origins in more than one region of t… (MORE)

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Who started polytheism?

No single person started Polytheism. Polytheism was a development of many societies and peoples, as well as leaders, spiritual interpretations, and off shooting or ostracized … (MORE)

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Who is the prophet of polytheism?

There is no one prophet of polytheism, as it includes many different religious traditions, including Hinduism, various pagan religions and most famously, the religions of Gree… (MORE)

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What is mono and polytheism?

monotheists believe in only one god; such as christians and Muslims polytheists believe in multiple gods, like the Greeks.

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What is the definition for polytheism?

Polytheism is a religion where there are many gods for different aspects of human life/intellect/needs or natural phenomena. Some examples are Roman Paganism, Greek Paganism, … (MORE)

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Where did polytheism spread?

Polytheism predates Monotheism, and was pretty much found everywhere before the rise of Monotheism. Formalized Polytheism famously developed in places as disparate as Europe, … (MORE)

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When was the years of polytheism?

Most polytheistic religions have prehistoric roots, and some have persisted into the modern day, some even being revived based on historical evidence. Suffice it to say, there… (MORE)

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What is a paragraph on polytheism?

Polytheism , the belief in manygods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other thanJudaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition ofmonotheism… (MORE)

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What did polytheism do?

Polytheism is the belief in many gods. Those gods may be dominatedby an overlord or by a small group of powerful gods all withdistinctive functions. Polytheism has existed ove…r a long period ofhuman history and has been ever changing as cultures appeared andreceded. Polytheism is alive and well and many of the modernworld's religions are polytheistic in nature. They include Hinduism(polytheistic elements), Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism,Shintoism, contemporary tribal religions in Africa, Polynesia andthe Americas. Polytheistic beliefs can be found in Eastern Europe.The followers are free to live and worship according to their ownviews, do not live in perpetual hope of salvation, are more focusedon their daily life and are not concerned with concepts of absolutetruth and strict moral rules. Polytheistic religions are for themost part extremely benign. Most religions of the world have been polytheistic in contrast withthe monotheistic religions such as Islam, Christianity and Judaismthat worship a single ruler of the universe. Polytheism waswidespread in the ancient world. It predated monotheism bymillennia, developing as early as the Neolithic Period, anddeveloped from ancient beliefs in vaguely defined spirits and othersupernatural forces that were believed to control earthly events.Many ancient beliefs involving animism, ancestor worship, andspiritual connections with other objects found in the natural worldeventually culminated in a culture's belief system. These evolvedinto a "family" of gods and goddesses with human characteristicsand supernatural powers who ruled over human destiny. The gods werethought to be responsible for and in control of every event. Theancient gods of Egypt, Roman and Greek cultures, Aztecs andScandinavia still fascinate today. Deities were a part of daily life and could be found in everyaspect of living. Particular deities would be chosen as the patronsof cities. Temples and other special places such as grottos andsprings were dedicated to various gods. Small offerings would bemade daily in the home for special blessings since the gods werebelieved to influence daily life in all respects. Festivals andcelebrations were centered around major deities and their specialplaces. Female deities were always included in the varioushierarchies. Typically, in the ancient world, the number of gods in a culturewould expand as a culture expanded. Polytheistic culturesassimilated new gods as they conquered other cultures. When onegroup conquered another, their deities were absorbed into theexisting pantheon and often given high status depending on theirparticular power. Sometimes, old gods passed into oblivion. It wasa defining feature in contrast with more modern monotheistic beliefsystems whereby they actively seek to convert others to their ownway of thinking. Answer: We've all heard (for example) of the Greek mythology and Romanmythology. What not everyone is aware of is that idolatry tended toenable cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the capriceswhich were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuseto imitate those types of behavior. (MORE)