Polytheism Discussion Thread

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Welcome to the general megathread for all polytheistic/pagan faiths. I don't think there are enough of each individual faith to make individual threads so here's a common place for it.

The rules as to what is polytheistic is simple: if you believe in multiple gods, boom. You're polytheistic. Have fun.

[Jolthig]

Greetings, my polytheistic brothers.

Monotheistic Ahmadi Muslim here.

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Greetings, my polytheistic brothers.

Monotheistic Ahmadi Muslim here.

Wait. So, y'all don't worship Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a god?! The Sunnis have lied to me.

[Jolthig]

Greetings, my polytheistic brothers.

Monotheistic Ahmadi Muslim here.

Wait. So, y'all don't worship Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a god?! The Sunnis have lied to me.

Nope we don't. He was just a prophet in our beliefs.

[Bakery Hill]

Wait isn't Zoroastrianism monotheist?

[Washington Resistance Army]

Dropping a hot tag for later cuz I'm going to sleep soon, hopefully this one'll last for a while.

Wait isn't Zoroastrianism monotheist?

Not from what I understand.

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Wait isn't Zoroastrianism monotheist?

Depends on who you ask. To the Parsis (who make up the great majority), it is. They relegate the yazata to simple angels, rather than gods in their own right.

[Jolthig]

Wait isn't Zoroastrianism monotheist?

I believe some sects of Zoroastrianism are monotheistic. Kinda like Hinduism.

[Cetacea]

Wait isn't Zoroastrianism monotheist?

Technically Zoroastrianism is Pantheistic in as much as the the Manifest entities self evolved from a Immanent Concious Universe. The belief might be considered Dualistic Monotheism with the Supreme being Ahura Mazda (Mind-Being) opposed by Ahriman (Destruction)

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Wait isn't Zoroastrianism monotheist?

Technically Zoroastrianism is Pantheistic in as much as the the Manifest entities self evolved from a Immanent Concious Universe. The belief might be considered Dualistic Monotheism with the Supreme being Ahura Mazda (Mind-Being) opposed by Ahriman (Destruction)

Or it's polytheistic, considering the dozens of other gods within it

[Washington Resistance Army]

Technically Zoroastrianism is Pantheistic in as much as the the Manifest entities self evolved from a Immanent Concious Universe. The belief might be considered Dualistic Monotheism with the Supreme being Ahura Mazda (Mind-Being) opposed by Ahriman (Destruction)

Or it's polytheistic, considering the dozens of other gods within it

Those are rookie numbers, smh.

[Negu]

Would a belief that each individual is their own god count as polytheism?

[Dark Socialism]

Would a belief that each individual is their own god count as polytheism?

Anthrotheism?

[Cetacea]

Technically Zoroastrianism is Pantheistic in as much as the the Manifest entities self evolved from a Immanent Concious Universe. The belief might be considered Dualistic Monotheism with the Supreme being Ahura Mazda (Mind-Being) opposed by Ahriman (Destruction)

Or it's polytheistic, considering the dozens of other gods within it

Only if you consider Catholics to be Polytheistic since the Yazatas are essentially Angels. Even the Amesha are emanations of Ahura Mazda rather than distinct deities

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Or it's polytheistic, considering the dozens of other gods within it

Only if you consider Catholics to be Polytheistic since the Yazatas are essentially Angels. Even the Amesha are emanations of Ahura Mazda rather than distinct deities

Lol no. Yazatas were made out to be angels later but they were not originally so. Yazata literally means "one worthy of worship or veneration". You don't worship angels, dude.

Or it's polytheistic, considering the dozens of other gods within it

Those are rookie numbers, smh.

Well, 61 named gods, iirc. But billions more if you count the Fravashis

[Jolthig]

It seems like some Hindu influences got into some sects of zoroastrianism

[Sahansahiye Iran]

It seems like some Hindu influences got into some sects of zoroastrianism

Yup. And vice versa.

Iirc, there's even a sect that believes in reincarnation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilm-e-Khshnoom

[Second Empire of America]

Greetings, my polytheistic brothers.

Monotheistic Ahmadi Muslim here.

Hello, monotheistic brothers and sisters. Nice to meet you.

I'm a Hellenic Pagan, which is quite obviously polytheistic.

[Jolthig]

Greetings, my polytheistic brothers.

Monotheistic Ahmadi Muslim here.

Hello, monotheistic brothers and sisters. Nice to meet you.

I'm a Hellenic Pagan, which is quite obviously polytheistic.

Nice meeting you as well

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Greetings, my polytheistic brothers.

Monotheistic Ahmadi Muslim here.

Hello, monotheistic brothers and sisters. Nice to meet you.

I'm a Hellenic Pagan, which is quite obviously polytheistic.

Welcome! One of my friends is an extremely devout Hellenic Pagan lol. Specifically the ideology of Julian the Apostate (he'd kill me if he knew I had just called him that lol)

[A m e n r i a]

Wow, I didn't know polytheists still exist (except Shintos). I wonder if anyone still worships the Egyptian pantheon..?

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Wow, I didn't know polytheists still exist (except Shintos). I wonder if anyone still worships the Egyptian pantheon..?

There are dozens of polytheistic faiths still out there lol. Like, not even counting the reconstructionist ones. You've got Hindus, Shintoists, Buddhism (kind of), Mormonism, Santeria, and the many different African, Asian, and American folk religions.

As for the Egyptian pantheon, yeah. There's a reconstructionist movement for such. Kemeticism it's called. I know a few such practitioners. Some pretty interesting stuff.

[A m e n r i a]

Wow, I didn't know polytheists still exist (except Shintos). I wonder if anyone still worships the Egyptian pantheon..?

There are dozens of polytheistic faiths still out there lol. Like, not even counting the reconstructionist ones. You've got Hindus, Shintoists, Buddhism (kind of), Mormonism, Santeria, and the many different African, Asian, and American folk religions.

As for the Egyptian pantheon, yeah. There's a reconstructionist movement for such. Kemeticism it's called. I know a few such practitioners. Some pretty interesting stuff.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Hindus. Probably because the ones back home are monotheistic. I thought Buddhists are monotheistic too though.

[Sahansahiye Iran]

There are dozens of polytheistic faiths still out there lol. Like, not even counting the reconstructionist ones. You've got Hindus, Shintoists, Buddhism (kind of), Mormonism, Santeria, and the many different African, Asian, and American folk religions.

As for the Egyptian pantheon, yeah. There's a reconstructionist movement for such. Kemeticism it's called. I know a few such practitioners. Some pretty interesting stuff.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Hindus. Probably because the ones back home are monotheistic. I thought Buddhists are monotheistic too though.

Buddhists are very complicated and varied. It also really just depends on what you consider a god, tbh. Buddhism could be monotheistic, polytheistic, or even atheistic. It's something else, man.

[Dogmeat]

It seems like some Hindu influences got into some sects of zoroastrianism

It's more like they're opposing branches of the same religion. Emerging from the same Indo-Iranian religious tradition.

You may have noticed their religious terminology is similar, but inverted:
Good God Zoroastrianism: Ahura (Mazda)
Amoral War Gods Hinduism: Asura

Good Gods Hinduism: Deva
Amoral War Gods Zoroastrianism: Dev (as in Devil)