Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia - Vedas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Religious Views: Monism, Monotheism, Henotheism And Polytheism
The religion of the Vedic period, particularly at its earliest, was distinct in a number of respects, including reference to females in p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Religious Views: Monism Monotheism Henotheism And Polytheism
The religion of the Vedic period, particularly at its earliest, was distinct in a number of respects, including reference to females in p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henotheism: Encyclopedia - Henotheism
In religion and philosophy, henotheism is a term coined by Max Müller, meaning devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Polytheism: Why Do Hindus Worship So Many Gods And Goddesses?
Hinduism and Polytheism According to the tenets of Hinduism, God is one as well as many. He is to be found every where and in every thin...   » Read the article

Article - Vedas: Vedas As A Guide To Good Living  
The Vedas contain revelations of the eternal Truth. The culture of a community or a nation is derived from the values that people live...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia - Monotheism
Monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in a single, universal, all-encompassing deity. Zoroastrianism...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Polytheism
Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. The word comes from the Greek words poly+theoi, literally "many gods...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monism: Encyclopedia - Monism
Monism is the metaphysical and theological view that there is only one principle, essence, substance or energy in this Universe. Monism i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism
Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. Celtic polyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism: Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism
Dialectical monism is an ontological position which holds that reality is ultimately a unified whole, distinguishing itself from monism b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism
This article deals with Jewish views of religious pluralism. Religious pluralism is a set of religious worldviews that hold that one's re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism
Hellenic polytheism refers to a polytheistic religion honoring the gods of the ancient Greek pantheon. Hellenic polytheism - Ancient Hell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The People Of Monotheism: Encyclopedia - The People Of Monotheism
The People of Monotheism (Arabic: Ahl al-Tawhid) is one a name the Druze use for themselves. ' The Salafi denomination, sometimes called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monotheism - Comparison To Polytheism
In contrast, see polytheism, which holds that there are many gods. Dualism teaches that there are two independent divine beings or eterna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polytheism - The Indic Traditions A Form Of Inclusive Monotheism Not Polytheism
Buddhism and Smarta Hinduism are regarded by some non-practitioners as polytheistic although this view of the religion is rejected by mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henotheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Henotheism - Henotheism In Various Religions
Henotheism - Classical Greco-Roman Paganism. While Greek and Roman religion began as polytheism, during the Classical period the religi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monotheism - In Hinduism
In Hinduism, views are broad and range from monism, dualism, pantheism, panentheism, alternatively called monistic theism by some scholar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polytheism - Ancient Polytheism
Well-known polytheistic pantheons in history include the Sumerian gods, the Egyptian gods, the Greek religion, Norse Æsir and Vanir, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monotheism - In Ayyavazhi
Though Ayyavazhi, a religion originating in the 19th century, is a monistic religion it also accepts almost all deities in Hinduism. In t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monotheism - Origins In Abrahamic Or Middle East Religions
Worship of a single god within a pantheon and the abolition of all others may be monotheism, as in the case of the Aten cult in the reign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monism - Monism In Religion
Monism - Hinduism. Hinduism is monistic, as far back as the Rig Veda, in which hymnists speak of one being-non-being that 'breathed wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polytheism - Overview
Blain (2004) states: "Polytheism refers to the honouring of 'many deities', each of whom is experienced and acknowledged as an independen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polytheism - The Indic Traditions
Buddhism and Hinduism are regarded by some non-practitioners as polytheistic although this view of the religion is rejected by most Hindu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monism - Philosophical Monism
Monism is often seen as partitioned into three basic types: Substantial Monism, (One thing) which holds that there is one substance. Att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Religious Castes
Celtic polytheism - Druids. A Druid (often cited as being from the Celtic: "Knowing [or Finding] the Oak Tree") was a member of the lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polytheism - Gods And Divinity
Hard polytheists believe that the gods are distinct and separate beings. Hard polytheists may believe in a unifying principle such as the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monism - Monism, Pantheism, And Panentheism
Following a long and still current tradition H.P. Owen (1971: 65) claimed that "Pantheists are ‘monists’...they believe that there i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monism - Monism Pantheism And Panentheism
Following a long and still current tradition H.P. Owen (1971: 65) claimed that "Pantheists are ‘monists’...they believe that there i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monism - Ancient Philosophers
The following pre-Socratic philosophers described reality as being: Thales: Water Anaximander: Apeiron (meaning 'the unknown'). Reality ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Supernatural In Monotheistic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - The Supernatural In Monotheistic Religions - Views On The Supernatural Within Monotheism
The supernatural in monotheistic religions - Supernaturalization and naturalization in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible plagues a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cults Within Celtic Polytheism
The notion of the Celtic pantheon as merely a proliferation of local gods is contradicted by the several well-attested deities whose cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Festivals
Insular sources provide important information about Celtic religious festivals. In Ireland the year was divided into two periods of six m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Syncretism With Other Forms Of Polytheism
The locus classicus for the Celtic gods of Gaul is the passage in Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico (52–51 BC; The Gallic Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cosmology And Eschatology
Little is known about the religious beliefs of the Celts of Gaul. They believed in a life after death, for they buried food, weapons, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Christianity
Religious views of suicide - Early Christianity. Early Christianity was attracted to death as martyrdom was something they felt called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Islam
Islam, like other Abrahamic religions, views suicide strictly as sinful and highly detrimental to one's spiritual journey. However, human...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Buddhism
According to Buddhism, individuals' past acts bear a heavy influence on what they experience in the present; present acts, in turn, becom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Extent Of Celtic Polytheism
As the religion of the ancient Celts, the shifts in the fortunes of Celtic Polytheism coincided with those of its people. The Celts, like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Research
Three main types of sources provide information on Celtic polytheism: the minted coins of Gaul, the sculptural monuments associated with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism - Classical Jewish Views
Jewish views of religious pluralism - General classical views on other religions. Jews believe that God chose the Jewish people to be i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Worship
According to Poseidonius and later classical authors Gaulish religion and culture were the concern of three professional classes—the dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrews: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrews - Religious Views
Biblically, the term Hebrew refers to all the Children of Eber, and in particular the descendants that the Hebrew Bible states the patria...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soul: Encyclopedia Ii - Soul - Religious Views
Soul - Bahá'í beliefs. The Bahá'í Faith affirm that "the soul is a sign of God, a heavenly gem whose reality the most learned of me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrews: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrews - Religious Views
Biblically, this term Hebrew biblically refers to all the Children of Eber and in particular the descendants that the Hebrew Bible states...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Love: Encyclopedia Ii - Love - Religious Views
Love - Christian. There are several Greek words for Love that are regularly referred to in Christian circles. Agape - In the New Testa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dialectical Monism - Principles
To establish its premises, dialectical monism posits a Universal Dialectic, which is seen as the fundamental principle of existence. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism - Modern Post-enlightenment Era Jewish Views
Jewish views of religious pluralism - Views on dialogue with non-Jews in general. Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victor Hugo: Encyclopedia Ii - Victor Hugo - Religious Views
Hugo's religious views changed radically over the course of his life. In his youth, he identified as a Catholic and professed respect for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritual Possession: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritual Possession - Religious Views
Some religions — in particular, most Abrahamic religions — do not admit the existence of beneficial spiritual possessions; so, if the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Darwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Darwin - Religious Views
Charles Darwin came from a Nonconformist background. Though several members of his family were Freethinkers, openly lacking conventional ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Abstinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Abstinence - Religious Views
Chastity is a virtue expected of the faithful of many religions, including Christians and Muslims. This usually includes abstinence from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isaac Newton: Encyclopedia Ii - Isaac Newton - Religious Views
The law of gravity became Newton's best-known discovery. He warned against using it to view the universe as a mere machine, like a great ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Darwin's Views On Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Darwin's Views On Religion - Darwin's Religious Background
Charles Darwin was born during the Napoleonic Wars and grew up in their aftermath, a conservative time when Tory dominated government clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Darwin's Views On Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Darwin's Views On Religion - Enquiries About Religious Views
Fame and honours brought a stream of enquiries about Darwin's religious views, leading him to comment "Half the fools throughout Europe w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Trudeau: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Trudeau - Religious Views
Following his death and to the surprise of many, it became known that Trudeau was in fact deeply religious. He hardly ever missed Sunday ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Views Of The Us Government
The U.S. Government makes clear its objections to the Government’s treatment of religious minorities in public statements, support for ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Monism
monism: "Doctrine of oneness." 1)    The philosophical view that there is only one ultimate substance or pri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Henotheism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Henotheism
HENOTHEISM: A religion that acknowledges the existence of many gods but chooses to revere, worship or acknowledge only one. They are o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Monotheism
Monotheism Belief in a single or supreme god; opposed to polytheism and pantheism, although all polytheistic forms of thought recogniz...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Monotheism
monotheism: "Doctrine of one God."   Contrasted with polytheism, meaning belief in many Gods. The term monotheism cove...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Monotheism
MONOTHEISM: The doctrine or belief that there is only one conscious entity that is God, and that this entity is separate and apart fro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Monism
A Christian theological definition of Monism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " Mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Polytheism
Polytheism The doctrine of and belief in a plurality of gods, cosmic spirits, or celestial entities under whatever name they may be de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Polytheism
polytheism: Belief in or worship of many Gods. See: monotheism, Polytheistic, monotheistic, polytheism. (See also: Polytheism , Hin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Henotheism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Henotheism
A Christian theological definition of Henotheism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Polytheism
A Christian theological definition of Polytheism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Monism
Monism The metaphysical view that sees all that exists is derived from a single divine source.Everything in the universe is seen as be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Polytheism
Polytheism The belief in the existence of a plurality of gods, in contrast to monotheism (one God) or atheism (no God or gods). The be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Monism
Monism A philosophy which derives all phenomena from a single origin: thus, making mind the result of matter; matter the result of min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Monism
monism: the theory that everything in the cosmos is a unity and is equated with the divine   (See also: monism , Hinduism, Hi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Henotheism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Henotheism
HENOTHEISM Monolatry of a tribal God (Allah, Jehovah, Christ).     (See also: HENOTHEISM , Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Monotheism
monotheism: belief in one personal god or goddess   (See also: monotheism , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Monism
Monism The metaphysical view that sees all that exists is derived from a single divine source.Everything in the universe is seen as be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Polytheism
Polytheism The belief in the existence of a plurality of gods, in contrast to monotheism (one God) or atheism (no God or gods). The be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Polytheism
polytheism: belief in many personal gods and /or goddesses   (See also: polytheism , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Monotheism
A Christian theological definition of Monotheism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Henotheism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Henotheism
Henotheism: A polytheistic religion where one deity is the official Ruler and is supposed to be the prime focus of attention.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dualistic Monism: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Dualistic Monism
DUALISTIC MONISM - philosophy or view of life in which the One appears as two or polarity. (NAD)   (See also: DUALISTIC MONISM...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Monotheism
Monotheism The belief that there is only one God in all places at all times. Islam is monotheistic.   (See also: Monotheism ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda (vedas): Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Veda (vedas)
A Theosophical definition of Veda (Vedas) :   Veda (Vedas) (Sanskrit) From a verbal root vid signifying "to know." Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dualistic Polytheism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Dualistic Polytheism
Dualistic Polytheism: A style of religion in which the Good Guys and Bad Guys include several major and minor deities (though they may...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monism: New Age Dictionary On Monism
Monism A metaphysical theory that sees all of reality as a unified whole. Everything in the universe is seen as being made of the same...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas (Sanskrit). The "revelation". the scriptures of the Hindus, from the root vid, "to know ", or "divine k...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Monotheism
MONOTHEISM: The belief in one supreme deity who has no other forms and displays no other aspects. Judaism and Islam are both monotheis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Monotheism
Monotheism The belief that there is only one God in all places at all times. Islam is monotheistic.   (See also: Monotheism ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Monotheism
MONOTHEISM: Belief in one supreme deity who has no other forms and/of displays no other aspects.   (See also: MONOTHEISM , Pag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monotheism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Monotheism
Monotheism: A style of religion in which the theologians (or thealogians) claim that there is only one deity (theirs of course) and th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Polytheism
POLYTHEISM: The belief in the existence of many unrelated deities each with their own domination and interests who may have no spiritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Polytheism
Polytheism: A style of religion in which the polytheologians claim that there are many deities, of varying power, and many lesser spir...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Polytheism
POLYTHEISM: The doctrine and worship of many gods as separate conscious entities.   (See also: POLYTHEISM , Magickal Traditions...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polytheism: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Polytheism
POLYTHEISM: Belief in the existence of many unrelated deities each with their own dominion and interests who have no spiritual or fami...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Veda
Veda: The Veda, meaning "Knowledge," is a collective term for the sacred scriptures of the Hindus. There are four volumes or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Parapsychology Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: 'Veda' means knowledge. 'Vedic' refers to things that come from the original knowledge of the Vedic scriptures of ancient Indi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: A Spiritual Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: An ancient sanskrit text. The entire body of ancient, sacred revelations of truth. Chief amongst which are the Rigveda, Saamav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Organization
The Mantras are collected into anthologies called Samhitas. There are four Samhitas, the Rk (= Poetry), Sāman (=Song), Yajus(=Prayer) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Position And Compilation
Hindu tradition regards the Vedas as uncreated, eternal and being revealed to sages (Rishis). The hymns of the Rig-Veda Samhita are belie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Study
In the dharmashastras the study of the Vedas was regarded as a religious duty of the three upper varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishya...   » Read the article