But Egyptians did not worship felines. Rather, they believed these ‘feline’ deities shared certain character traits with the animals. Bastet is probably the best-known feline goddess from Egypt. Initially depicted as a lioness, Bastet assumed the image of a cat or a feline-headed woman in the 2nd millennium BCE. AreRead More →

The Confucian system looks less like a religion than a philosophy or way of life. This may be because it focuses on earthly relationships and duty and not on deities or the divine. … There are no priests or religious leaders. Where can a person worship with Confucianism? Well-known ConfucianRead More →

Hindus account for less than 2 percent of all Indonesians, although Hinduism is the dominant religion on Bali and has many adherents in Lombok. Local religions are practiced in some remote areas. Who is Balinese God? The 3 primary Gods Bali is called the “Island of Gods”, and we canRead More →