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Hinduism is polytheistic, though some may argue that there are two levels of deities within the religion, which separate a unified, one "God" and some lesser, but equally divine "gods". Zoroastrianism is ditheistic (two gods --> Ahriman and Ahura Mazda). A lot of people would also vouch that Buddhism is polytheistic, in the sense that they believe in devas, souls that reach an almost god-like enlightenment, though Buddhism inherently is atheistic. Shintoism is also polytheistic, given that they believe in the existence of "kami" which are higher beings of spirit-origin. Not to get into any philosophical discussions, but if you were to break it down, even religions like Christianity, which believe in the unified God in simultaneous multitude (like the Trinity or the Virgin Mary's "redemptrix" status), the feminine "huri" element of divinity seen in the Bahá'í Faith and other Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism), or any other religion where God has multiple instances of being, you could raise the argument of polytheism or polytheistic references made to a given monotheistic religion.
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∙ 13y agomain one that comes to mind is hindu-ism. they would still say they belive in one god but they have millions of smaller gods, statues that diffrent sects/families would worship....
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What type of religion did Sumerians haves?
They believed in Polythesim
What is the antynom of the word polythesim?
polytheism
What was the writing called the sumerians made?
polythesim
What is the same as polythesim?
Polytheism refers to the belief in several gods.
Judaism was radically different from other religions when it first began. Which of these types of beliefs made Judaism unique?
monotheism (belief in one god)
Did Paleolithic people worship only one god?
No. Paleolithic people worshiped many Gods. Something like 3800, I think. It's called Polythesim.
What type of religion did Sumerians practice?
It can be difficult to speak of a 'Sumerian religion' as such, since practices and beliefs varied widely through time and distance, with each city having its own twist on mythology and theology. It might be said to be henotheistic. The Sumerian the source for much of later Mesopotamian mythology, religion, and Astrology. Sumerian civilization was characterized by polytheism, animism, anthropomorphism.
Was Akhenaten wise in opposing the priests of Amon-Re?
yes. if he needed to oppose monotheism he need to devaule the priests incfulence one polythesim so that they only belive in amon-re not other supernatural forces
What is the difference between Polythesim and Catholicism?
Polytheism is a belief system that acknowledges and worships multiple deities, whereas Catholicism is a monotheistic religion that believes in one God. Catholicism is centered around the teachings of Jesus Christ and follows the Bible as its sacred text. In contrast, polytheistic beliefs vary widely and may have multiple gods with different roles and attributes.
What is polythesim a belief in?
Polytheism is the belief in or worship of multiple deities, such as gods and goddesses. These are usually assembled into a pantheon, along with their own mythologies and rituals. Many religions, both historical and contemporary, have a belief in polytheism, such as Hinduism, Shinto, Chinese folk religion, Neopagan faiths, Anglo-Saxon paganism and Greek paganism.
Why were ancient Olympics games held?
* The Ancient Olympic Games were held by the Greeks to honor there God, Zeus. They began in 776 B.C. and lasted until 393 A.C. Then they were banned by a Christian Emperor because of their religion, polythesim, they worshiped many gods. * There were no Olympics for 1503 years, until a Frenchman went on vacation to Greece and loved the idea of the Olympics. He believed that people should be both physically and mentally strong, as he was a teacher. That was the beginning of the adventure to bring us the Modern Olympics...........Probably more than you wanted to know.
What did Aztecs build in order to worship their gods?
The aztecs build temples(also know as the aztecs pyramids) to whorship their gods. In these temples they would make human sacrifices. These sacrifices would be of royalty from surronding tribes or of people back in there time that they thought were beautiful. They would do this by taking out the persons heart. Most of the people that were sacrifice were male. Since they would need the women to reproduce children. Also if anyone didn't know the aztecs believe that their rules were their gods children. That is why they are also know as the "holy lords".
