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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