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瑣羅亞斯德教(俗稱拜火教)在公元前 1700 年已經開始存在,直至現在仍有少量教徒。瑣羅亞斯德教是一神信仰。另外,在古埃及雖然有不少神,但有些王朝或法老選定一個神祉便拆除其他神像甚至神廟,例如 Akhenaten(公元前十四世紀)。另外,印度教十分複雜,不同派系,多神論、泛神論、一神論都有,其中 Vaishnavism 及 Shaivism 相信一神(或多位一體的 Panentheism)。
【附錄】(摘自
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotheism)
Hinduism
.......By contrast with Smarta/Advaita belief, Vaishnavism and Shaivism follows a singular concept of God, or panentheistic monotheism or panentheistic monism. For more on Vaishnava monism, see Krishnology.....(餘略)
In ancient Egypt
Ancient Middle-Eastern religions may have worshipped a single god within a pantheon and the abolition of all others, as in the case of the Aten cult in the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, under the chiefly influence of the Eastern-originating Nefertiti. Iconoclasm during this pharaoh's rule is considered a chief origin for the subsequent destruction by some groups of idols, holding that no other God before the preferred deity (dually and subtly acknowledging the existence of the other gods, but only as foes to be destroyed for their drawing of attention away from the primary deity).
Other issues such as Divine Right of Kings may possibly also stem from pharaonic laws on the ruler being the demigod or representative of the Creator on Earth. The massive tombs in the Egyptian pyramids which aligned with astronomical observations, perhaps exemplify this relationship between the pharaoh and the heavens.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is considered to be one of the earliest monotheistic beliefs, but the Zoroastrian definition of monotheism is neither comparable nor compatible with the monotheism of other religions that - in addition to being monotheistic - are also monist......(餘略)
2007-04-04 12:36:04 補充:
請參考:基督教與拜火教及古埃及宗教有何關係?
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