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''' | '''Henotheism (from ''henos theou'' "of one god") is the worship of a single, supreme [[God]] while not denying the existence or possible existence of other lower deities.<ref>Monotheism and Polytheism, Encyclopædia Britannica (2014)</ref><ref>Charles Taliaferro; Victoria S. Harrison; Stewart Goetz (2012). The Routledge Companion to Theism. Routledge. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-1-136-33823-6.</ref> Friedrich Schelling (1775–1854) coined the word, and Friedrich Welcker (1784–1868) used it to depict primitive monotheism among [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]].<ref>Robert Karl Gnuse (1997). No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 132–133 with footnote 6. ISBN 978-1-85075-657-6.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 24 February 2023
Henotheism (from henos theou "of one god") is the worship of a single, supreme God while not denying the existence or possible existence of other lower deities.[1][2] Friedrich Schelling (1775–1854) coined the word, and Friedrich Welcker (1784–1868) used it to depict primitive monotheism among ancient Greeks.[3]
References
- ↑ Monotheism and Polytheism, Encyclopædia Britannica (2014)
- ↑ Charles Taliaferro; Victoria S. Harrison; Stewart Goetz (2012). The Routledge Companion to Theism. Routledge. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-1-136-33823-6.
- ↑ Robert Karl Gnuse (1997). No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 132–133 with footnote 6. ISBN 978-1-85075-657-6.