In early Christianity, paganism collectively referred to the diverse religious practices of all people who were polytheists. More specifically, it denoted anyone who did not adhere to an Abrahamic rel
Engraving depicting two Roman women offering a ritual sacrifice to the pagan goddess Vesta, 1887
Reconstruction of the Parthenon, on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece
Men of Theth (Shala) practicing the gjâmë – the Albanian lamentation of the dead – in 1937. The earliest figurative representations of this practice in traditional Albanian-inhabited regions appear on Dardanian funerary stelae of classical antiquity.
The Pietas Comunità Gentile Celebrates the 2777th Natale di Roma at the Circus Maximus
Pantheism is a diverse family of philosophical and religious beliefs that equate reality with divinity. Pantheistic concepts date back thousands of years, and pantheistic elements have been identified
Paganism
…ancient writers regarding cultures known to classical antiquity. Most modern pagan religions existing today express a worldview that is polytheistic, pantheistic, panentheistic, or animistic, but some are monotheistic. It is crucial to stress right from the start that until the 20th century, people did not call…
Pantheists believe that the universe itself and everything in it form a single, all-encompassing deity.
The philosophy of Baruch Spinoza is often regarded as pantheism.
Levi Ponce's Luminaries of Pantheism mural in Venice, California, for The Paradise Project
Albert Einstein is considered a pantheist by some commentators.