Polytheism

Buddhism dominated China in the Tang dynasty, and Confucianism, especially Neo-Confucianism dominated China in the Song dynasty when Aztec believed polytheism. Because of this religious difference, Mesoamerica and China had distinctive social aspects, such as gender equality and the status of merchants. However, there is a similar political phenomenon in political features such as a decline of military skills for religious beliefs. Both Mesoamerica and China became a patriarchal society as…

Both their unique geographies affected their attitude in how they worshiped their gods. Due to the surrounding areas they lived in, both believed in polytheism. For instance, Egypt worshiped gods like Hapi, god of the Nile because the Nile river was a source of life and strength for them. Likewise, an example of a Mesopotamian god is Adad, god of storm and rain because of their unbalanced weather patterns…

polytheistic religion which meant they believed in more than one god. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs. Pharaohs were the highest level in the Egyptian society and were considered close to the gods. Egypt’s version of polytheism would be considered Anthropomorphic Polytheism. In its later years Egypt was introduced to the worship of Aten (god of the sun disk) as the only god by Amenhotep the fourth, however, this attempt failed. The Greeks also believed that their king was closest to god.…

Christianity and Judaism was a big deal in Roman and Greek culture during the period of the New Testament. Religion seemed to be the center of many conflicts and separation between civilizations during this time. The birth of Jesus brought in a lot of controversies within Hellenistic cultures and therefore we see many influences of the new covenant in several of the sculptures and art work created by Greco-Roman artists. Going to the Getty Villa, I was able to find many connections between the…

Seerat Fatima " Spiritual Theory of Socrates" “Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains" [1]. Rousseau’s famous dictum echoes the utterance of Imam Ali (A.S), who recurrently emphasized in Nahaj ul Balagha: “God has created man free, with sound faculties and reason. He led him with His grace to the true path, but it was man who chained himself with deceitful desires and misguided ambitions” [2]. In this paper we will unravel the shrouded spiritual teachings of Socrates interweaved with…

creation when discussing the remembrance of the dead. They believed the dead still played a role with those living on earth, which was a very important factor of almost all ancient religions. Mayan beliefs system believed in many gods also known as polytheism. Mayans believed that the gods were involved with every aspect of life such as, the weather, the crops, and etc. When comparing Mayan creation with other creation stories Mesopotamian were very similar especially when talking about the…

sculptors, carpenters, and painters. He would also hire construction managers, surveyors, draftmens, scribes, and other to do the job. The pharaoh also had a religious and civic duty. Just like the Sumer, Egyptian religion was a "thoroughgoing polytheism", which means belief in many gods. Another thing I found interesting was when it talked about the development of the pyramids, The largest pyramid of the Great Pyramids is that of Khufu, built at Giza. The pyramid dates from about 2600 B.C.E, it…

myths, beliefs and practices have nevertheless survived until our days, in many cases parallel to the Christian worldview. In recent years, there have also been a growing interest in Sami religion in some environments. The Sami believed in a type of polytheism, which means they believed in multiple gods. They also believed that some mountains, rivers or plants were alive. They created items that were supposed to have good willing spirits in them to help in their daily life. They often past the…

1) Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, emerged from a polytheistic religious environment. As you see it, what are the ethical, ritual and theological implications of the shift from polytheism to monotheism? Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religion and it was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism is an ethical religion which teaches that humans have their right and perspective to choose between good and bad which can affect their…

the unexplainable, an escape, a way to live an ethical life, and etc. From examining the Temple of Aphrodite, the Basilica church, and the Bishop’s Palace, it can be concluded that there are several forms of religion existing in the ancient city: polytheism (Roman gods), Christianity, and Ishtar. Based on the inscriptional evidence of Zoilos paying for the temple of Aphrodite, this unravels the values of the inhabitants. During the reign of Zoilos, the inhabitants of the ancient city worshipped…