Astrotheology
Astrotheology
Astrotheology, astral mysticism, astral religAstrotheologylar theology (also referred to as astand ral or star worship) is the worshknowntars (individually or togethinvolve worshipingky), the planets, and other heavenly bodies as deities, or the association of deities with heavenly bodies or identifyingiterature these systems of practice may be referred to as as,tral cults.
The most common instances of this are Sun gods and Moon gods in polytheistic systems worldwide. Also notable is the association of the planets with deities in Babylonian, and hence in Greco-Roman religion. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Gods, goddesses, and demons may also be considered personifications of astronomical phenomena such as lunar eclipses, planetary alignments, and apparent interactions of planetary bodies with stars. The Sabians of Harran, a poorly understood pagan religion in Harran during the early Islamic period (7th–10th century), were known for their astrotheology ('the astral cult').
The term astrotheology was first used in 18th- to 19th-century scholarship to discover the original religion, particularly primitive monotheism. Astro-theology is any "religious system founded upon the observation of the heavens," and in particular, may be monotheistic. More recently, the term astrotheology is used by Jan Irvin, Jordan Maxwell, and Andrew Rutajit (2006) about "the earliest known forms of religion and nature worship," advocating the entheogen theory of the origin of religion.
The related term astrolatry usually implies polytheism. Some Abrahamic religions prohibit astrolatry as idolatrous. Pole star worship was also banned by imperial decree in Heian period in Japan.
Etymology
Astrotheology (or astrotheology) comes from Greek ἄστρον astron, which means "star," and the word theologia (θεολογία), a combination of theos (Θεός, 'god') and logia (λογία, 'utterances, sayings, oracles')—the latter word relating to Greek logos (λόγος, 'word, discourse, account, reasoning'), thus "the study of God."
Astrolatry has the suffix -λάτρης, itself related to λάτρις latris, "worshipper" or λατρεύειν latreuein, "to worship" from λάτρον latron, "payment".
See also [ Astrology ]
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