In polytheism, by contrast, there is no all-powerful God, so no all-powerful king. There are many gods who are constantly competing, collaborating and negotiating for power. This allows for democracy.

ABSTRACT: Richard Rorty has argued that Friedrich Nietzsche and William James are both polytheists in the deflationary sense that they are both pluralists about human value. I argue that there is a ...

Surely it was the temperate climate and lush natural environment of the Japanese archipelago that fostered the intuitive religion” that is Japanese polytheism. In many ways, the difference ...

told RBL that the top challenge an American Hindu will likely face from outsiders is a misunderstanding of the faith as primitive polytheism. It's partly to aid Hindus in answering such charges ...

Polytheism can be a terribly confusing affair to monotheists. The confusion is not just spiritual but material and cultural. Non-practising or secular people brought up in monotheistic cultures ...

"When you look across human history, the distinction between polytheism and monotheism kind of falls apart," Durdin told Live Science. Across cultures, pantheons, or groups of deities specific to ...

I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Circumambulating graves is considered polytheism. This is because circumambulating is an act ...

Penang Mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor advised Muslims against being involved in the Bon Odori Festival for fear it can lead to syirik (polytheism) practices. Wan Salim (above) said Muslims were ...