Historical Religions

Historical religions of the ancient world shared many of the same patterns with each other even though the cultures may never have had any contact with each other. Such as Prehistoric religion, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Ancient Mesopotamian Religion, Brahmanism, Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, Inca mythology, ancient Greece and Rome and their Hellenistic descendants.

Religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). The prehistory of religion involves the study of religious beliefs that existed prior to the advent of written records. See History of Religion

Common concepts in Historical Religions

The religions of the ancient world shared many of the same patterns with each other even though the cultures may never have had any contact with each other.

Afterlife Creation Myth Creator Deity Dying-and-rising Deity Iconography Deities

gods goddesses Henotheism Mythology Pantheon Personal god

Polytheism Rituals Sacrifice Supernatural Supernormal Phenomena Worship

Article about Historical Religions

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Afterlife in Ancient Religions Ancient Egyptian Afterlife Beliefs Ancient Mesopotamian Underworld Classical Mythology Death in Norse Paganism Otherworld Set (Deity) Historical Religions  Prehistoric religion Paleolithic religion Religions of The Ancient Near East Egyptian mythology Ancient Egyptian Religion Atenism Apep Mesopotamian Mythology

Ancient Mesopotamian religion Sumerian religion Babylonian religion Ancient Semitic religion Ancient Canaanite religion Yahwism Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia Nabataean religion Ancient Iranian religion Proto-Indo-European mythology Historical Vedic religion Hindu mythology Vedic Mythology Brahmanism Hittite mythology and religion Armenian mythology

Ancient Greek Religion Hellenistic Religion Greek mythology Gnosticism Hermeticism Pythagoreanism Early Christianity Roman mythology Religion in ancient Rome Imperial cult Manichaeism Germanic paganism Old Norse Religion Mesoamerican religion Aztec religion Maya religion Celtic mythology Druid Inca mythology

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