The last part of our four-part look at ancient polytheism, looking at the smallest of gods, and the biggest of humans.
Collections: Practical Polytheism, Part IV: Little Gods and Big People
Category: Practical Polytheism
Collections: Practical Polytheism, Part III: Polling the Gods
Last week as part II of our four part look at ancient polytheistic religious practice (I, II, IV), we looked at some of the basic functions of polytheistic practice, centered on the concept of do ut des, striking a bargain with the god. This week, we're going to turn to another key set of rituals: … Continue reading Collections: Practical Polytheism, Part III: Polling the Gods
Collections: Practical Polytheism, Part II: Practice
Part II of a series at the underpinnings of ancient polytheistic (Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, Norse, etc) religious practice.
Collections: Practical Polytheism, Part I: Knowledge
Today we're going to start looking at one facet of how polytheistic religions function, their practicality. This is going to be a four-part series (II, III, IV) looking at some of the general facets of how ancient polytheistic religions work. And work is the operative word, more so than many religions and life philosophies you … Continue reading Collections: Practical Polytheism, Part I: Knowledge