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Ancient Semitic religion encompasses the polytheistic religions of the Semitic peoples from the ancient Near East and Northeast Africa. Since the term
Ancient_Semitic_religion
Topics referred to by the same term
Mandaeism. Ancient Semitic religion, polytheistic pre-Abrahamic religions practiced by Ancient Semitic peoples Semitic neopaganism, religions based on or attempting
Semitic_religions
Religions attempting to reconstruct ancient Semitic religions
Semitic neopaganism is a group of religions based on or attempting to reconstruct the ancient Semitic religions, mostly practiced among Jews in the United
Semitic_neopaganism
Set of monotheistic religions
The Abrahamic religions are a set of monotheistic religions that respect or admire the religious figure Abraham as a patriarch and/or as a prophet, namely
Abrahamic_religions
Group of ancient Semitic religions
provided most of the current knowledge about Canaanite religion. Knowledge about the Canaanite religions is fragmentary and insufficient to construct a complete
Canaanite_religion
to Proto-Semitic religion. Other religions in the ancient Near East include the ancient Egyptian religion, the Luwian and Hittite religions of Asia Minor
Religions of the ancient Near East
Religions_of_the_ancient_Near_East
Topics referred to by the same term
for a racial group Ancient Semitic religion Semitic religions (disambiguation) Proto-Semitic language Semitic root Semitic studies Semitism (disambiguation)
Semitic
Residents of the ancient Near East until the end of antiquity
Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples or Proto-Semitic people were speakers of Semitic languages who lived throughout the ancient Near East and later also
Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples
Ancient_Semitic-speaking_peoples
Religion in Carthage
involved the substitution of an animal for the child. Religions of the ancient Near East Phoenician religion History of the Jews in Carthage Xella 2019, p. 273
Punic_religion
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
that were common across ancient Semitic religion, because the Israelite religion was a derivative of the Canaanite religion and included a variety of deities
Yahweh
Ancient Semitic goddess
romanized: Aširat; Qatabanian: 𐩱𐩻𐩧𐩩 ʾṯrt) was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(š) or Ašertu(š) (Hittite:
Asherah
Religion of ancient Israel and Judah
known as the Israelite religion, was the ancient Semitic religion of the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. The Israelite religion appears to have been
Yahwism
Topics referred to by the same term
concerns the use of magic Semitic neopaganism, a group of religions based on or attempting to reconstruct the ancient Semitic religions Witchcraft and divination
Jewish_magic
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
from the Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. Originally a Canaanite deity known as 'El, 'Al or 'Il was the supreme god of the ancient Canaanite religion. Some scholars
El_(deity)
polytheistic, including the Semitic religions and various Iranian religions. Islam is the most widely followed religion in the Middle East. About 20%
Middle_Eastern_religions
Semitic title often used in reference to deities
was a title and honorific meaning "owner" or "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people
Baal
Abrahamic monotheistic ethnic religion
Definition, Religion, & Bible". Britannica. Retrieved 25 May 2022. "Religion of the Israelite Samaritans: The Root of all Abrahamic Religions". 13 April
Samaritanism
Arabic word for god
definite article Al ('the') + Ilah, though this is a matter of dispute. The Semitic root ʾlh (Arabic ʾilāh', Aramaic ʾAlāh, ʾElāh, Hebrew ʾelōah) may be ʾl
Ilah
Obsolete racial category
Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group formerly used in connection with ancient and modern peoples of the
Semitic_people
divided religions into three broad categories: world religions, a term which refers to transcultural, international faiths; Indigenous religions, which
List of religions and spiritual traditions
List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions
of real veneration. Ancient Semitic religion Ancient Canaanite religion Hanif List of pre-Islamic Arabian deities Religions of the ancient Near East Rahmanan
Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia
Religion_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Biblical source criticism theory
132-133. George Aaron Barton (1859–1942), US Bible scholar and professor of Semitic languages. online Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Blenkinsopp
Kenite_hypothesis
Lord
similar to a Semitic word—adon (which means "lord"). Scholar Walter Burkert stated about the hypothetical deity "Adon" : "there is in Semitic tradition no
Adon
Goddess Lakshmi of Hinduism Goddess Nang Kwak of Tai folk religion Lord Caishen of Chinese folk religion and Taoism Lord Vaiśravaṇa of Mahayana Gods and goddesses
List_of_fortune_deities
Semitic storm god
was the storm- and rain-god in the Canaanite and ancient Mesopotamian religions. He was attested in Ebla as "Hadda" in c. 2500 BCE. From the Levant, Hadad
Hadad
Gnostic religion
it "polytheistic material,'" which is nourished above all from "semitic nature religion" (to which he also accords baptismal and water rites) and "Chaldaean
Mandaeism
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Modern South
Semitic_languages
Pre-Islamic Arabian goddess
based on Arabic traditions, the other on similarities with other Semitic religions. In the first, "al-Lat" is derived from a word meaning "to knead";
Al-Lat
Human history in the Arabian Peninsula before 610 CE
political factions. Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia included pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism, ancient Semitic religions, and Abrahamic religions such as Judaism
Pre-Islamic_Arabia
Canaanite god
death. The word belongs to a set of cognates meaning 'death' in other Semitic and Afro-Asiatic languages: Arabic موت mawt; Hebrew מות (mot or mavet;
Mot_(god)
Religious group mentioned in the Quran
are the Sabians of Harran, adherents of a poorly understood ancient Semitic religion centered in the upper Mesopotamian city of Harran, who were described
Sabians
Topics referred to by the same term
Proto-Semitic religion, polytheistic religions of the Semitic peoples This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Proto-religion. If
Proto-religion
Religion venerating the Earth and nature
goddess worship or matriarchal religion. Some find a connection between earth-worship and the Gaia hypothesis. Earth religions are also formulated to allow
Earth_religion
Semitic burial monument
nefesh (from Hebrew: נֶפֶשׁ, lit. 'soul'; pl. נֶפָשׁוֹת, nefashot) is a Semitic funerary monument typically placed near a grave, intended to be seen from
Nefesh
Topics referred to by the same term
spear Baal (disambiguation), a term applied to deities in ancient Semitic religions This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Bhaal
"Passport of the dead" in some ancient Greco-Roman religions
be initiates into Orphic, Dionysiac, and some ancient Egyptian and Semitic religions. The term may be understood in English as a "passport for the dead"
Totenpass
Story of a religious man who refuses offers of rescue
commenting that it "illustrates some of the different understandings in Semitic religions of the ways in which God might act." Like Smith, he characterizes
Parable_of_the_drowning_man
Illustrated Timeline of Religion, Sterling Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-4027-3606-3 Bowker, John (2006), World Religions, DK Pub., ISBN 0-7566-1772-3
Timeline_of_religion
Abraham. Likewise, the Abrahamic religions share similar features distinguishing them from other categories of religions: all of their theological traditions
God_in_Abrahamic_religions
Canaanite myth from Ugarit
ISBN 90-04-10988-9. Wyatt, Nicolas (2007). "Religion in Ancient Ugarit". In John R. Hinnells (ed.). A Handbook of Ancient Religions. Cambridge University Press.
Tale_of_Aqhat
Book by Mark S. Smith
history. Smith and others believe that Israel and its religion emerged gradually from a West Semitic and Canaanite background. Smith says that Israelite
The_Early_History_of_God
Ugaritic epic poem
14:13–29. Literature portal Mythology portal Ugarit Ancient Semitic religion Canaanite religion Translation Poetry Kirta S. H. Hooke (1 January 2004). Middle
Legend_of_Keret
Social-cultural system
estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, though nearly all of them have regionally based, relatively small followings. Four religions—Christianity, Islam
Religion
Division of the Semitic languages of the Levant
Northwest Semitic is a division of the Semitic languages comprising indigenous languages of the Levant. It emerged from Proto-Semitic in the Early Bronze
Northwest_Semitic_languages
Ancient Mesopotamian New Year festival
and Religion, p. 142. "Zakmuk," Archived 2012-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Probert Encyclopedia. Lang, Andrew (August 2, 2014). "Magic and Religion, APPENDIX
Zagmuk
First known Mesopotamian religion
Sumerian religion heavily influenced the religious beliefs of later Mesopotamian peoples; elements of it are retained in the mythologies and religions of the
Sumerian_religion
Ethnic religions (also "indigenous religions" or "ethnoreligions") are generally defined as religions which are related to a particular ethnic group (ethnoreligious
List_of_ethnic_religions
Semitic deity associated with Venus
is a deity whose role, name, and even gender varied across ancient Semitic religion. In both genders, ʿAṯtar is identified with the planet Venus, the morning
ʿAṯtar
Supreme being in theistic belief systems
which also as a proper noun referred to the chief deity in ancient Semitic religions. In the Hebrew Bible, God is also given a personal name, Yahweh, in
God
Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant
Hezekiah. The religion of the Kingdom of Israel appears to have followed two major trends. The first was the worship of Yahweh; the religion of ancient Israel
Kingdom_of_Israel_(Samaria)
Canaanite dawn deity
word saḥar (سحر) refers to the predawn period and comes from the same Semitic root. This root is also visible in suḥūr (سحور), the predawn meal Muslims
Shahar_(god)
Ethnic group
language in the wake of the Arab conquests, "Arab" largely referred to the Semitic inhabitants—both settled and nomadic—of the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian
Arabs
Religion or creed endorsed by the state
Generally, these religions have more rights and fewer restrictions in the country than other religions in a country. Official religions have been known
State_religion
False claims about Jews and Judaism
Jews. Antisemitic tropes mainly evolved in monotheistic societies, whose religions were derived from Judaism, many of which were traceable to Christianity's
Antisemitic_trope
Title for a person or deity
means "Lord", is used for saints, ecclesiastical figures, and Jesus. Semitic religions gave other deities appellations corresponding to "Lord" including:
Lord
Foreign religions increasingly attracted devotees among Romans, who increasingly had ancestry from elsewhere in the Empire. Imported mystery religions, which
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Form of religious tradition
contrasts with later organized religions such as the early theocracies of the Ancient Near East and in later world religions. The term Urreligion originated
Urreligion
Triconsonantal Semitic root meaning "sacred, holy"
Q-D-Š is a triconsonantal Semitic root meaning "sacred, holy", derived from a concept central to ancient Semitic religion. From a basic verbal meaning
Q-D-Š
Lithuanian philosopher
comparative study of Egyptian and Greek religions, especially their esoteric relations to Semitic religions, and in particular the inner aspect of Islam
Algis_Uždavinys
Greek god of beauty and desire
Manasseh. Ezekiel 8 (Ezekiel 8:14) mentions Adonis under his earlier East Semitic name Tammuz and describes a group of women mourning Tammuz's death while
Adonis
eternity. Hans Küng defined Chinese religions as the "religions of wisdom", thereby distinguishing them from the "religions of prophecy" (Judaism, Christianity
Religion_in_China
Systematic comparison of the world's religions
Abrahamic religions and Iranian religions), Indian religions, East Asian religions, African religions, American religions, Oceanic religions, and classical
Comparative_religion
Emergence of religious behavior discussed in terms of natural evolution
why many modern religions tend to promote fertility and kinship. Still another view, proposed by Fred H. Previc, sees human religion as a product of an
Evolutionary origin of religion
Evolutionary_origin_of_religion
Narrative about a divine figure
Ātmastuti: Self-Assertion and Impersonation in the Ṛgveda". History of Religions. 37 (2): 141–171. doi:10.1086/463494. JSTOR 3176343. S2CID 162074159.
Aretalogy
Polity in Africa and Arabia before 960
South Arabian script, which developed into Geʽez script, and Ancient Semitic religion. The early centuries of Aksum's development, during which it transitioned
Kingdom_of_Aksum
Ancient kingdom East of the Dead Sea
Mo'ab means "from the father", since ab in Hebrew and Arabic and other Semitic languages means "father". He writes that as a result of the "immodesty"
Moab
Phoenician city-state
nature. They practiced the Phoenician religion, a polytheist belief system derived from ancient Semitic religions of the Levant. Although most major deities
Ancient_Carthage
Group of neopagan traditions
Text in the Nag Hammadi library Semitic neopaganism – Religions attempting to reconstruct ancient Semitic religions, which may include traditions of
Neopagan_witchcraft
Religion practised by ancient Celtic people
Celtic paganism was one of a larger group of polytheistic Indo-European religions of Iron Age Europe. While the specific deities worshipped varied by region
Ancient_Celtic_religion
atlas of religion in America. Harper & Row. Gibson, Lynne (2002). Modern World Religions: Hinduism – Pupil Book Core (Modern World Religions). Oxford:
Religion_in_the_United_States
Polytheistic religious groups
Prehistoric religion Paleolithic religion Religions of the ancient Near East Ancient Egyptian religion Ancient Semitic religion Ancient Iranian religion Ancient
Paganism
American religions, Baltic and Slavic religions, Confucianism, and the religions of Africa and Oceania. Eliade, Mircea ed. Encyclopedia of Religion (16 vol
History_of_religion
Topics referred to by the same term
Hebrew religion may refer to: Canaanite religion Judaism Ancient Semitic religion Hebrew mythology (disambiguation) Religions of the ancient Near East
Hebrew_religion
Evil supernatural being
the strange and the horrific. In ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian
Demon
Primordial goddess of ancient Babylon religion
peaceful, woman-centered religions. Their defeat at the hands of a male hero corresponded to the overthrow of these matristic religions and societies by male-dominated
Tiamat
BC. The people of Mesopotamia originally consisted of two groups, East Semitic speakers of Akkadian and the people of Sumer, who spoke Sumerian, a language
Ancient_Mesopotamian_religion
Hypothesized Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant
"Corrections and Updates to 'Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200–539 BCE,'" Maarav 16/1 (2009), pp. 85–100 Schultz
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
Kingdom_of_Israel_(united_monarchy)
Fringe historical claim related to the origins of Islam
god distinct from pagan deities and lunar cults. Ancient Semitic religion Islam Mahound Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia Tawhid Termagant The Two Babylons
Allah_as_a_lunar_deity
Name of the Roman Jupiter god
Δίκαιον "Righteousness", thus indicating that the word corresponds to the Semitic root for "righteousness", √ṣdq. A Phoenician god named ṣdq is well attested
Sydyk
Archaeological site in Ashkelon, Israel
Anne Marie (2015). "The Ashkelon Dog Cemetery Conundrum". Journal for Semitics. 24 (1): 93–108. doi:10.25159/1013-8471/3440. ISSN 1013-8471. Hobgood-Oster
Ashkelon_dog_cemetery
God in the Canaanite religion pantheon
and Shahar as the Morning Star. His name derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root Š-L-M ("whole, safe, sound, peace"). An Ugaritic myth known as The
Shalim
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
and submit to the religion presenting itself as Judaism's successor faith—this is a common theme within the other Abrahamic religions. The development
Antisemitism
Arab national group of the Levant
Christian/Moslem Palestinian religious sensibility and its roots in ancient Semitic religions." Religion as constitutive of individual identity was accorded a minor role
Palestinians
Sumerian high priestess, c. 2300 BC
have helped her forge a syncreticism between the Sumerian religion and the Semitic religion. After Enheduanna, the role of high priestess continued to
Enheduanna
British philologist (1823–1900)
which often set Indo-European ("Aryan") traditions in opposition to Semitic religions. He "was deeply saddened by the fact that these classifications later
Max_Müller
Deity of Phoenician mythology
Carl (1995), Solving Riddles and Untying Knots: Biblical, Epigraphic, and Semitic Studies in Honor of Jonas C. Greenfield, Eisenbrauns, ISBN 978-0-931464-93-5
Eshmun
1882 spriritualist book
Times, compared the book's content to a revised fusion of Indian and Semitic religions, and said its style was "in one place modern, and in another ancient
Oahspe:_A_New_Bible
Ancient deity from Syria and Arabia
benign). Finn Ove Hvidberg-Hansen: Arsu and 'Azizu A Study of the West Semitic "Dioscuri" and the Gods of Dawn and Dusk (= Historiske-filosofiske Meddelelser
Arsu
Northwest Semitic sky god
Shamaim (Hebrew: בַּעַל שָׁמַיִם, romanized: Baʿal Šāmayīm), was a Northwest Semitic god and a title applied to different gods at different places or times
Baalshamin
Major deity in the Phoenician and Punic pantheons
Greenfield 1995, p. 433. Ogden 2021, p. 470. Lipiński, Edward (2002). Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar. Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta
Melqart
Malevolent creator in Gnosticism
critic. Religion portal Ancient Semitic religion Apedemak Atenism Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion The Bible and violence Canaanite religion Chinese
Yaldabaoth
1500–500 BC Indo-Aryan religious practices of northwest India
the Vedic religion and Hindu religions." See also Halbfass (1991, pp. 1–2) The Encyclopædia Britannica explains that from the Vedic religion emerged Brahmanism
Historical_Vedic_religion
Client state of the Roman Republic from 37 to 4 BCE
Arabic Religion Second Temple Judaism Samaritanism Paganism Ancient Semitic religion Canaanite religion North Arabian polytheism Hellenistic religion Roman
Herodian_kingdom
Middle Bronze Age script
evidence; it is only with the Bronze Age collapse and the rise of new Semitic kingdoms in the Levant that Proto-Canaanite is clearly attested (Byblos
Proto-Sinaitic_script
Bronze Age god in ancient Syria
of these theories and concludes that Dagan's name originated in a pre-Semitic language spoken in inland Syria. This theory is supported by Alfonso Archi
Dagon
Proposed pre-Islamic religion of the Kurds
denomination of a religion of great antiquity which he calls “the Cult of Angels”. This 'Cult', he states, is "fundamentally a non-Semitic religion, with an Aryan
Yazdânism
Europe spans a period of over two thousand years. European Jews, a Semitic religion who they converted to from missionaries originating from the Judeans
History_of_the_Jews_in_Europe
Title applied to various gods of ancient Mesopotamian religions
as Beltis (Βελτις). Linguistically, Bel is an East Semitic form cognate with the Northwest Semitic Baal with the same meaning. Bel was especially used
Bel_(mythology)
Prehistoric religion Religions of the ancient Near East Kaelin, Oskar (2016-11-22). "Gods in Ancient Egypt". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. doi:10
Ancient_Egyptian_religion
Palmyran Arab god
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