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Encyclopedia > Duotheism

Duotheism is the in belief two deities, most commonly in a single god and a single goddess, although it can also be used to regard a mutual power between two dieties. It is sometimes explained with the phrase, "All the gods are one god and all the goddesses are one goddess," purportedly from the Eleusinian Mysteries. The Eleusinian Mysteries were annual initiation ceremonies for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. ...


A duotheistic understanding of the divine is often found in popular books about Wicca and neo-Paganism, which often refer to "The Goddess" and her consort, "The God". Nowadays more and more Wiccans are taking a polytheistic stance, as it becomes difficult to sustain syncretism on such a massive scale. The pentagram within a circle is a symbol of faith used by many Wiccans. ... Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism, meaning New Paganism) is a heterogeneous group of religions which attempt to revive ancient, mainly European pre-Christian religions. ... Syncretism is the attempt to reconcile disparate, even opposing, beliefs and to meld practices of various schools of thought. ...


See also

Trinitarianism is the Christian doctrine that God, although one being, exists in three distinct persons (hypostases) known collectively as the Holy Trinity. ... Deism is a modern religious movement that originated in 17th and 18th century Europe and North America. ... Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ... In theology, monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ...

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Acosmism | Agnosticism | Animism | Antitheism | Atheism | Binitarianism | Deism | Determinism | Duotheism | Esotericism | Eutheism and dystheism | Gnosticism | Henotheism | Ignosticism | Kathenotheism | Monism | Monotheism | Monolatrism | Mysticism | New Age | Nondualism | Nontheism | Omnitheism | Pandeism | Panendeism | Panentheism | Pantheism | Polydeism | Polytheism | Spiritualism | Theism | Theopanism | Transcendentalism | Transtheism | Trinitarianism | Unitarianism Acosmism, in contrast to pantheism, denies the reality of the universe, seeing it as ultimately illusory, (the prefix a- in Greek meaning negation; like un- in English), and only the infinite unmanifest Absolute as real. ... Agnosticism is the philosophical view that the (truth) values of certain claims—particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities—are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far to say) irrelevant to life. ... In religion, the term Animism is used in a number of ways. ... Antitheism (sometimes anti-theism) is a direct opposition to theism. ... Atheism, in its broadest sense, is a dis-belief in a deity or deities. ... Binitarianism is a theology of two in one God, as opposed to one (unitarianism) or three (trinitarianism). ... Deism is a modern religious movement that originated in 17th and 18th century Europe and North America. ... Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, including human cognition and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences. ... Esotericism is knowledge suitable only for an inner circle of the initiated, advanced or privileged. ... ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Henotheism (Greek heis theos one god) is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single God while accepting the existence of other gods. ... Ignosticism (often confused with apathetic agnosticism or apatheism) is the view that the question of the existence of God is meaningless because it has no verifiable (or testable) consequences and should therefore be ignored. ... Kathenotheism is a term coined by the philologist Max Müller to mean the worship of one god at a time. ... Monism is the metaphysical and theological view that all is of one essential essence, principle, substance or energy. ... In theology, monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ... Monolatrism or monolatry is a form of theology where adherents believe in the existence of multiple deities but worship only one. ... Mysticism from the Greek μυστικός (mystikos) an initiate (of the Eleusinian Mysteries, μυστήρια (mysteria) meaning initiation[1]) is the pursuit of achieving communion or identity with, or conscious awareness of, ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight; and the belief that such experience is an... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... Nondualism is the belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena. ... Nontheism (or non-theism), broadly conceived, according to Caporale & Grumelli (1971) , is the absence of belief in both the existence and non-existence of a deity (or deities, or other numinous phenomena). ... Omnitheism is a neologism from the Latin omni - all or every and the Greek theos - god. It is taken to mean belief in all gods or belief in every god. It is the view that every religion contains at its core an understanding of the nature of the universe, but... Pandeism (from Greek πάν ( pan ), meaning all, and Latin deus meaning God) is a term that has been used at various times to describe religious beliefs. ... Panendeism is simply Deism together with the belief that the universe is a part of God, but not all of God. ... Panentheism (Greek words: pan=all, en=in and Theos=God; all-in-God) is the view that God is immanent within all Creation or that God is the animating force behind the universe. ... Pantheism (Greek: pan = all and Theos = God) literally means God is All and All is God. It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ... Spiritualism is a religious movement, prominent from the 1840s to the 1920s, found primarily in English-speaking countries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy that emerged in the New England region of the United States of America in the early-to mid-nineteenth century. ... Transtheism is the belief in one or more deities. ... Trinitarianism is the Christian doctrine that God, although one being, exists in three distinct persons (hypostases) known collectively as the Holy Trinity. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Unitarian Christianity Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to Christian doctrine of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) established at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE. Historic Unitarians believed in the moral authority, but not the...



 

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