Monday 20 October 2008

Henotheism

Henotheism (Greek εἷς θεός heis theos "one god") is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single god while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities.[1] Müller made the term central to his criticism of Western theological and religious exceptionalism (relative to Eastern religions), focusing on a cultural dogma which held "monotheism" to be both fundamentally well-defined and inherently superior to differing conceptions of God.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism

2 comments:

Perseus said...

Like the primitive cultures, I accept Christianity, but I want to keep hold my primitive animism, just in case.

Perseus said...

http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blrel_theism_heno.htm