The English language word deity derives from Old French deité, the Latin deitatem (nominative deitas) or "divine nature", coined by 展开

Scholars infer the probable existence of deities in the prehistoric period from inscriptions and prehistoric arts such as cave drawings, but it is unclear what these sketches and paintings are and why they were made. Some engravings or sketches show animals, hunters or … 展开

Attempts to rationally explain belief in deities extend all the way back to ancient Greece. The Greek philosopher Democritus argued that the concept of deities arose when human … 展开

• Bocking, Brian (1997). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (revised ed.). Richmond: Curzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1051-5.
• Boyd, … 展开

There is no universally accepted consensus on what a deity is, and concepts of deities vary considerably across cultures. Huw Owen states that the term "deity or god or its equivalent in other languages" has a bewildering range of meanings and … 展开

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Diverse African cultures developed theology and concepts of deities over their history. In Nigeria and neighboring West African countries, … 展开

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