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Politics ended polytheism - the politics of empire. • 👉 watch interview: • Polytheism vs Monotheism How Polyth... • Before the Persians ushered in the Age of Empires, each city state (and also smaller localities) had their own deities. So the many gods of polytheism reflected the many polities and many rulers of Mesopotamia. But as the Persian empire engulfed all the city states of Mesopotamia and beyond, the political reality changed. There were no longer many polities. There was just one huge polity with only one ruler. Consequently, religions of the region changed...from many local gods to one main god... from polytheism to monotheism. • ***** • 🚩About My Guest: • Dr. Beate Pongratz-Leisten is a professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Institute For the Study of the Ancient World at NYU. She is the author and editor of many books on the political, intellectual and religious history of the ancient Near East. Visit her academic homepage for more information: https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/faculty/i.... • ***** • 🚩Connect With Me: • Website: https://historybehindnews.com • ►YouTube: / @scholarsunravelmiddleeast • ►Listen to Dr. Pongratz at S133-34: • 🎧Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/UME-Apple • 🎧Spotify: https://bit.ly/UME-Spotify • 🚩Support Us: • We appreciate your financial support of our program. • 🖱️https://historybehindnews.com/support • ***** • ⏩This video interview is about Polytheism vs Monotheism How Polytheism Ended. It's a history that's not about the past. It's about us. It's about our humanity in the present moment. It's about our faiths and religious wars. It's about how we see ourselves in relation to others and to god/s. • **********

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