polytheism

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The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

This new religious culture resulted in the neglect of traditional Roman polytheism, and the empire’s eastward shift came at the expense of the western empire.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Moses' motive, Freud hypothesized, was to preserve a sect of the ancient Egyptian religion which rejected polytheism and only worshipped the sun god, Aten.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022

That being noted, the incorporation of non-Christian celebrations into the liturgical calendar did not imply that Christians were willing to accept polytheism.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The transition from polytheism to monotheism was only made in Palestine and in the tradition of the Hebrews.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste