Existence and Knowledge

Existence and Knowledge

The Knowledge of Uniqe God in Primitive Religions

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Abdorrahim Soleimani
Associate professor, Department of Philosophy, Mofid University, Qom, Iran.
10.22096/ek.2024.1973379.1478
Abstract
In the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, some scholars in the West, influenced by the Enlightenment worldview, believed that the cause of each incident could be found in nature. They took into consideration the existing primitive religions to find mundane origin of religion. They also discovered that some matters such as Animism, Fetishism, Manichaeism, Totemism have been common principles among the existing primitive religions and each of them knew one of these matters as the beginning and origin of religion, but because of their specific worldview, intentionally or unintentionally, ignored this idea that belief in one God is more than anything else a common belief among primitive peoples, so the origin and beginning of the religion may be monotheism. This theory was presented at that time by christian pastor, Wilhelm Schmidt, but was ignored by others. The results of research that Western anthropologists have gained from these religions can provide a lot of evidence in favor of Schmidt's theory.
Keywords
primitive religions
knowledge
monotheism
religions
Bibliography 
Holy Quran. [In Persian]
Colless, brain. “Religions of the Pacific” in A New Handbook of living Religions. ed. John R. hinnells. London: Blackwell publishers, 1997.
Dalerhid, Kent. “Native American Religions” In Religious world. Vol. 1. Translated by Abdorrahim Govahi. Tehran: Daftare Nashre Farhange Eslami, 1995. [In Persian]
Eliade, Mircea, ed. The Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 1 & 5, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987.
Erdoes, Richard, and Oritz Alfonso. American Indian Myths and Legends, Translated by Abolqasem Esmailpoor. Tehran: Cheshme publication, 1999. [In Persian]
Gotooshano, Tersilla. Amazon, myths and legends. Translated by Siroos Shamloo. Tehran: Entesharate Fekre Rooz. 1998. [In Persian]
Hadi, Sohrab. Shenakhte ostoorehaye melal. Tehran: Nashre Tandis, 1998. [In Persian]
Hinnells, John Russell, ed. A New Dictionary of Religions. u.s.a: Blackwell, 1995.
Hopfe, Lewis Moore. Religions of the World. New York: Macmillan publishing Company, 1983.
Maddock, Ken. “Australian Aboriginal Religion” in The World’s Religions. ed. Stewart Sutherland. , London: Routledge, 1991.
Mojtahed Shabstari, Mohammd. Hermeneutics, the book and tradition. Tehran: Tarhe no, 1996. [In Persian]
Naji, Azim. “Adyane Africai” in Jahane Mazhabi. Vol. 1, Translated by Abdorrahim Govahi. Tehran: Daftare Nashre Farhange Rslami. 1995. [In Persian]
Nigosian, Slomon Alexander. World Religions. Bedford: ST. Martin’s, 2000.
Nigosian, Solomon Alexander. World Faiths. Bedford: St. Martin’s, 1994.
Noss, John Boyer. Tarikhe jame adyan. Translated by Aliasqar Hekmat. Tehran: Entesharat va Amoozeshe Engelabe Eslami, 1991. [In Persian]
Pals, Daniel. Seven Theories of Religion. Translated by Mohammad Aziz Bakhtiari. Qom: Imam Khomeini Institute, 2006. [In Persian]
Parrinder, Geofrey. African Mythology. Translated by Bajelan Farrokhi. Tehran: Asatir publication, 1995. [In Persian]
Shale, Filician. Tarikhe mokhtasare adyane bozorg. Translated by Manoochehr Khodayar Mohebbi. Tehran: Tehran University, 1967. [In Persian]
Smart, Ninian. The religious experience of mankind. Vol. 1, Translated by Morteza Goodarzi. Tehran: Samt, 2004. [In Persian]
Soroush, Abdolkarim. “Secularism” in Tradition and secularism. Tehran: Moasese Farhangi Serat, 2002. [In Persian]
Smart, Ninian. The World’s Religions. London: Cambridge university press, 1998.
Send comment about this article
Enter Name.
Enter a valid email address.
Enter a vaid affiliation.
Enter comments (At leaset 10 words)
CAPTCHA Image
Enter Security Code Correctly.