I have a summer school packet due NEXT WEEK. and one of the questions is the date of and location of origin of polytheism. i want to say that Egypt is the place of origin..but i'm not sure. PLEASE HELP. all of my friends are having problems with this.
2006-07-19 15:44:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes mesopotamia...that guy is right.
2006-07-19 15:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably India, since Hinduism goes back millenia(although Hinduism is considered Pantheistic, rather than Polytheistic).
To be honest with you, I don't really think that there is a place of origin for polytheism, because all cultures in the entire world have some kind of religious belief, even if they had been cut off from the rest of civilization for thousands & thousands of years, & most(if not all) primitive religions are polytheistic.
2006-07-19 22:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a loaded question. You could say that it is as old as history itself, that is an answer that may be verifiable. Yet there are cave paintings that suggest active structured religion as long ago as 7 to 9 thousand years ago. The oldest know form of religion animism is the worships of spirits and the word spirits here fits into our definition and use of the word God. Around the same time as the cave paintings. Hope this helps. Best of luck!
2006-07-19 23:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by CW 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mesopatamians actually had a polytheistic form of religion before the Egyptians did. Good luck with your assignment :)
2006-07-19 22:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia.com. It is the largest online encyclopedia on the net.
2006-07-19 22:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats a good one, i have no clue... have you tried jeeves.com? or ask.com? who knows maybe it will put you in the right direction
2006-07-19 22:48:13 · answer #6 · answered by monie99701 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they think hinduism, 2500bc.
i personally think its been around since man became aware of his surroundings and could not explain them...
2006-07-19 22:51:01 · answer #7 · answered by lyleaux 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
check wikipedia. I'm pretty sure it was in where Noah was, but IDK 4 sure. If they gave u an info packet, look through there, cuz it'll be in it 4 sure.
2006-07-19 23:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by skatedrummer93 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would say greek mythology
2006-07-19 22:47:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋