Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spir ...
Main article: God in IslamMuslims believe that God is one and incomparable and the purpose of existence is to know, serve, and love God. It is the Muslim belief that Islam is the complete and universa ...
Main article: God in HinduismIn Hinduism, the concept of God varies from one sect to another and from one book to another. Hinduism is set in a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning henothei ...
Main article: God in BuddhismIn Buddhism\Buddhist mythology, devas are beings inhabiting certain happily placed worlds of Buddhist cosmology. These beings are mortal (being part of sa?sāra), numerou ...
Theism is the view that at least one deity exists. Some religions are monotheistic and assert the existence of a unique deity. In the English language, the common noun god is equivalent to deity, whil ...
Theories and myths about, and modes of worship of, deities are largely a matter of religion. At present, the majority of humans are adherents of some religion, and this has been true throughout record ...
The English word "god" comes from Anglo-Saxon; similar words are found in many Germanic languages (for example, the German "Gott" — "god").?Ilāh (Arabic: ????; plural: ???? ?ālihah) is an ...
Main articles: Dyeus and God (word)Further information: Deva (Hinduism)Searching the Seas with the Tenkei (ca. 1885) by Kobayashi Eitaku, with the god Izanagi (right) and Izanami, a goddess of creatio ...
In religious belief, a deity (Listeni/?di?.?ti/ or Listeni/?de?.?ti/) is a supernatural being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred. Some religions have one supreme deity, others hav ...
