Greco-Roman polytheism persisted for centuries after the triumph of Christianity, often in surprising places. Ray Dalio warns of debt surge, brewing ‘civil war’ in U.S. ‘Something dramatic has ...

In this punchy yet flawed polemic, Bettini (Anthropology and Roman Culture), professor at Italy’s University of Siena, presents polytheism as a preferable alternative to monotheistic religions.

Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, Vol. 40, No. 2, Special Issue: Religion(s) and the Enlightenment (SUMMER 2014), pp. 34-55 (22 pages) Classical polytheism or "paganism" presented a ...

Monotheism propagates the idea of one God. This very easily telescopes into the idea of one all-powerful leader of all people, which enables dictatorship. In polytheism, by contrast, there is no ...

In today's culture war pitting secularism versus religion, Eastern religions usually get a free pass from atheist authors and other foes of faith. But that doesn't mean that Hindus can afford to rest ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) To celebrate the winter solstice, Dean Cameron made an offering to Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea. In his North Hollywood backyard he placed a roast on the makeshift ...

I looked at some of your fatwas and got different answer ex you can do thai chi for relaxation if it doesn't involve polythiestic rituals, but also saw a fatwa saying doing meditation exercises is ...

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 are ...

I have been married for 8 months now. My husband told me that he asked a person in their grave to supplicate for him once or twice a long time ago. He told me about this incident after our marriage, ...