polytheistic

Examples of polytheistic in the following topics:

• Polytheism

  • Some well-known historical polytheistic pantheons include the Sumerian gods and the Egyptian gods, and the classical pantheon which includes the ancient Greek religion and Roman religion.
  • Post-classical polytheistic religions include Norse Æsir and Vanir, the Yoruba Orisha, the Aztec gods, and many others.
  • Polytheist art is as varied as the cultures and regions where it is found.
  • Similarly, polytheist groups often depicted cult images of their pantheons in sculpture or paint, as in relief carvings of the Twelve Greek Olympians .
  • Other polytheistic art examples include small devotional pieces intended for meditation, as demonstrated by these seated Korean Buddhist statues .

• Monotheism

  • Hence, visual representations of monotheism are, in some cases, difficult to distinguish from polytheistic motifs.
  • Hinduism cannot be said to be purely polytheistic, as all Hindu religious leaders have repeatedly stressed that while God's forms are many and the ways to communicate are many, God is one.
  • Further, the ancient roots of monotheistic Judaism lie in the Bronze Age polytheistic Ancient Semitic religions.

• The Cosmos

  • Although this section focuses on the religious cosmology of Buddhism and Judeo-Christianity, countless variations of religious cosmology exist, for both polytheistic and monotheistic traditions, as well as for pantheists.

• Sacrifices

  • Images of animal sacrifice are prevalent in religious art from various cultures, including ancient polytheist religions, Christian, Judaic, and Islam.

• Fon

  • Fon religion is polytheistic, with a supreme (but not omnipotent) deity known as Nana Buluku.

• Art in the Early Dynastic Period

  • The hallmarks of ancient Egyptian civilization, such as art, architecture and many aspects of their polytheistic religion, took shape during the Early Dynastic period.

• The Ancient Greek Gods and Their Temples

  • Greece was a polytheistic society, and looked to its gods and mythology to explain natural mysteries as well as current events.

• Early Jewish Art

  • Although no single biblical passage contains a complete definition of idolatry, the subject is addressed in numerous passages, so that idolatry may be summarized as the worship of idols or images; the worship of polytheistic gods by use of idols or images; the worship of trees, rocks, animals, astronomical bodies, or another human being; and the use of idols in the worship of God.