Knowra Polytheism Polytheism Polytheism is a religious belief system that recognizes or worships multiple deities. Its gods may have distinct powers, roles, relationships, and forms of worship.
Deity : A supernatural being worshiped or regarded as having divine powers. Polytheism centers on multiple beings understood as divine.
Ancient Greek religion : The religious practices and beliefs of ancient Greek communities, centered on many gods and local cults. Its gods formed a widely documented pantheon with varied civic and household roles.
Monolatry : The exclusive worship of one god while allowing that other gods exist. It separates worship of one deity from belief in only one deity.
Neolithic religion : Religious practices and beliefs associated with Neolithic communities, whose evidence includes burials, figurines, and monuments. Archaeological evidence from early farming societies provides context for later religious traditions.
Comparative religion : The comparative study of religious beliefs, practices, institutions, and histories. Scholars use polytheism to compare traditions while attending to their differences.
Pantheon : A collection of deities belonging to a religion or mythology. A pantheon organizes the gods recognized within many polytheistic traditions.
Ancient Egyptian religion : The religious traditions of ancient Egypt, featuring many deities, temples, and funerary practices. Its divine figures could take animal, human, or composite forms.
Monism : The view that reality is ultimately unified or grounded in a single fundamental substance. Some traditions with many gods interpret them as expressions of one ultimate reality.
Ancient Near Eastern religion : The religious traditions of ancient West Asia, including Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Canaanite religions. These traditions preserve early written records of multiple gods and their cults.
Religious pluralism : The coexistence of multiple religious traditions or perspectives within a society or framework. Pluralism concerns relations among religions, unlike polytheism's plurality of deities within a system.
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