*** kindly note that this article is a personal observation in the society . Till now no such word like deitism . There is a word which is similar to deitism is deism and it decodes as those who believe in the existence of god without intervention in the universe. But here the word is deitism .so let's begin what is it with an in situ observation.****
In the village of Manatri, Odisha there is a branch of Brahmakumaris since 2001 perhaps. Though they are a sect of Hinduism but there ideology somewhere little bit different from the main source like they say don't go to the temple just come to the ashram and have faith in Bramha baba (like other sect also have their own ideologies). In this village many old cum young men and *wommins also joined them for their spiritual upliftment . And here is the point i.e one among them doesn't go to temple till today and has a deep faith only on the Guru ( Bramha Baba ). Meanwhile some persons left also due to their personal reasons . But the strange fact is some of them are practicing both rituals i.e first which are advised by their ashram and second is their own previous one and sometimes oppose the other sect .for example the followers of bramha baba also follow the old rituals of their own like going to temple , worshipping other deities but they have a opposing face towards siridi Sai and others . They don't worship them . So what is the term given to them and that's why deitism may be a new word for them .
Deitism may be an ideology that the followers of a particular sect follow their sect's guidelines and also have faith in their previous ideology along with opposing other sects .
From the above example the deity is Bramha Baba , previous ritual falls under Hinduism and opposing character is Sirdi Sai .
There is a word monotheism which means believe in one God like Islam says there is no God but ALLAH (LA IILAH IILAA ALLAH) , Christianity also put stress on the concept of one God , the Vedas also says there is one God ( Eka Bramha Dwitiya nasti). But on the other hand the polytheism decodes as believe in many . A polytheist does worship to all . Now the ongoing time is a burning example of polytheistic era as all the sects are intermixed , people have no time . Though it is a good sign of cultural homogeneity in the country like ours but also a clear sign of mental unstable condition. And from the above example we can find there is an ideology also exists in between the two i.e monotheism and polytheism and that is what I termed as DEITISM.
Though all this things and matters of religion are a kind of mental perception as there is also an other types exists and popularly known as Atheist . So the deitism is more than monotheism but less than polytheism .
Why all this discussion as now a days Science becomes a new religion of the world but one cannot deny the previous existing religions. There are many meaning and motive behind any hitherto existing beliefs and ideologies. So without opposing towards any ideologies and it should be a duty of every individual to find out the real wisdom of our ancestors .
The above explanation is only one observation in my area and just an example of how people are following the beliefs . No intention to hurt anyone . You can also find those followers .so kindly suggest any new term for them . Because ideologies can't be static so the term for them also evolved .
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ReplyDeleteI was completely unaware about all this.
ReplyDeleteNice work..
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