The late imperial-educated Chinese interacted with a very large array of gods through various means, especially spirit-writing, for which we have abundant detailed records. While few prominent been studied in this context, there are currently no comprehensive studies the connections between humans and gods. Using records thirteen different spirit-writing altars parts world sixteenth nineteenth ...

Abstract The paper examines doctrinal and political reasons to explain why the Ancient Greek religion did not feature a distinct class of professional priests as suppliers religious goods. Doctrinal relate worshiping multitude powerful anthropomorphic gods with flawed characters; absence founder scripture; lack doctrine code moral behaviour piety manifested mass participation in rituals. These ...

Abstract Psychological and cultural evolutionary accounts of human sociality propose that beliefs in punitive monitoring gods care about moral norms facilitate cooperation. While there is some evidence to suggest belief supernatural punishment generally induce cooperative behaviour, the effect a deity's explicitly postulated concerns on cooperation remains unclear. Here, we report pre-registere...

This article discusses the functions of myth in Achebe’s Arrow Gods using Euhemerism as a reality measuring stick. The considers form and nature through what it calls “definition perspectives”. Using this definition perspectives, paper myth-ritual perspective, structural approach perspective functional perspectives defining myth. Having established that is believe gods are men deified for their...