The belief in one God.

The belief in one God.

nontheism

A position that is unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the

existence of any deity.

pantheism

The belief that everything in the universe is divine.

polytheism

The belief in many gods.

post-structuralism

An analytical approach that does not seek to find universal structures that might underlie

language, religion, art, or other such significant areas, but focuses instead on observing

carefully the individual elements in cultural phenomena.

structuralism

An analytical approach that looks for universal structures that underlie language, mental

processes, mythology, kinship, and religions; this approach sees human activity as largely

determined by such underlying structures.

transcendent

“Climbing beyond” (Latin); beyond time and space.

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