Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one deity, a type of theism; it contrasts with monotheism, the belief in only one deity that is, in most cases, transcendent. The term was coined by
Egyptian gods in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Procession of the Twelve Olympians
Bulul statues serve as avatars of rice deities in the Anitist beliefs of the Ifugao in the Philippines.
It is sometimes claimed that Christianity is not truly monotheistic because of its idea of the Trinity
Theism is broadly defined as the belief in the existence of at least one deity. In common parlance, or when contrasted with deism, the term often describes the philosophical conception of God that is
The philosophy of Baruch Spinoza is often regarded as pantheist.