Polytheism arose before monotheism likely because there were many, many things that primitive man did not understand; things including: Lightning and storms, rain, disease, the stars, the moon, droughts, love. Being that we did not understand (key word) many things, man probably saw each one being distinct.
I personally think that animal worship came first being that our ancestors had to hunt and gather as nomads. Tales involving sacred animals likely arose after encounters with scary and or illusive animals. Animals are regarded sacred by tribes to this day sometimes because they have envious strength or because they provide the gift of food to the tribe. Gods that control rain and gods that were located in the stars came naturally...
We see religions like these all the time among native tribes of countries all over the world usually dealing with local animals and the stars, sun and moon.
Monotheism is the belief in only one god Polytheism is the belief in many gods :)
Monotheism is the belief in one god (Jews, Christians, Muslims). Polytheism is the belief in many gods(ancient Greece). Egypt also had a polytheistic religion.
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The Akkadians believed in Polytheism and they followed similar gods and goddesses to the gods and goddesses that the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians believed in. :)
Polytheism is a noun meaning the belief in many deities and can be used as any other noun would be used. Examples: "Polytheism has existed all over the world for thousands of years," and "Polytheism predated monotheism in the history of world religions."
The animisim came first, then the polytheism and then the monotheism
Polytheism is the belief of many gods and monotheism is the belief of one god.
Shinto believes in polytheism.
According to my textbook, it says that polytheism is the belief of many gods and monotheism is the belief in only one god the similarity is that the polytheism believed in the god that the monotheism be lived in, and that was god.
Polytheism is belief in many Gods and monotheism is beief in only one God
polytheism
Monotheism is the belief in only one god Polytheism is the belief in many gods :)
Monotheism is the belief in one god (Jews, Christians, Muslims). Polytheism is the belief in many gods(ancient Greece). Egypt also had a polytheistic religion.
The difference is monotheism is belief in only one God and polytheism is the worship of many gods.
Religion :)
Polytheism was the traditional religion of rome.
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