2006-07-15 08:40:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Phallicism, in anthropology and comparative religion, the worship of the generative power as expressed by the adoration of the phallus, or male organ of procreation. It is a characteristic element of many religions. In ancient times it was practiced by the early Semites and Greeks, among many other peoples, and became an important part of the rites attending the worship of the Greek god Dionysus. Phallicism and its counterpart, the adoration of symbols of female fertility (as typified in the worship of the ancient goddess Cybele, a deification of the female generative or mother principle), are both manifestations of nature worship. In present-day India a female symbol, the yoni, and a phallic symbol, the linga, are employed in the worship of the Hindu god Shiva.
2006-07-15 09:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Hyzakyt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Historically lots of them....I'm pretty sure there aren't any Baal worshippers anymore though.
Many religions have historically had sex as some kind of sacrament.
Lots of cults do these days, Church of Christ, Jim Jones did, David Koresh did, the Moonies, the break away versions of Mormons.
A lot of cults use sex to get people to join, then once they are indoctrinated, they find out that only the Grand Exalted Pubah gets to have sex with the hotties.....
And in spite of what Faizan say...there are lots of people who would stoop that low. I mentioned a couple above.
2006-07-15 08:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could probably get away with sex as worship in the Church of Satan. And I know some pagan rituals involve sex.
2006-07-15 08:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jesus W. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satanic worshipers
2006-07-15 08:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by kritikos43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Gardnerian-like Wiccan rituals may involve sex but I wouldn't necessarily say that they are based on physical sex. However, polarity is very important.
Tantra is another, but I really don't know enough about it to say much more than that.
2006-07-15 14:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tantric Buddhism embraces sexuality as a means of achieving higher mental and spiritual states. While some forms of Buddhism eschew the physical, Tantra basically says that you're in the world, acknowledge that and then move on.
2006-07-15 08:45:16 · answer #6 · answered by eriurana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humanism
2006-07-15 08:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paganism isn't BASED on sex and we don't use sex as worship. However, we embrace sex as a sacred and magickal act.
2006-07-15 08:43:39 · answer #8 · answered by Maria Isabel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baal worship, & Ashteroth worship
2006-07-15 08:41:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one Buddhist sect who use sex in worship that i know of.
2006-07-15 08:47:14 · answer #10 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋