2006-08-03 16:25:22 · 6 answers · asked by redalert 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'd have to look up the date but I would say it's the same as the first evidence that man had religion - in other words, as soon as man had enough self-consciousness to wonder how the world around him worked and what his place was in the world. I would guess that polytheism was more popular earlier on because there were SO many natural phenomena that man couldn't explain, he needed a lot of deities to fill in the gaps! =)
2006-08-03 16:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure it predates written record, but the first historical record would probably be Sumeria, with Enlil and Enki.
I think Peter Schilling put it best in "Error in the System"
"Back in the beginning, to lift the mental fog
Each and every person created their own god."
2006-08-03 23:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
polytheism and pagan worship has been around since people made up gods so there really is no date available
2006-08-03 23:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jake S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they worshipped like a gazillion different Gods in ancient Egypt. And if I remember correctly, when Rachel and Jacob move away from her father she steals her father's many idol gods.
2006-08-03 23:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by IAskUAnswer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-one really knows. The earliest human records already have these concepts.
2006-08-03 23:29:32 · answer #5 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey andy.. i've got the same question needing to be answered. =]
sharon tsao
2006-08-06 15:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by mmmmy_sharona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋