Pantheism vs. Theism: A Comparative Look at the Ancient Dravidian and Aryan Civilizations of India In today's world, the most common vision of religion seen by most people is primarily a dogmatic, overly structured skeleton of rules and ritualistic traditions. Theism is the belief that God is a transcendental being above all other earthly and heavenly beings with an extent of knowledge and power that is literally unreachable by anyone or anything. This ideal is …
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…with the region in which they resided and mixed with the Indians, yet the effects of the Aryan invasion are still felt today, it is seen as the single most influential event in India's history. These ancient cultures are a perfect example of how the feminine, passive, and nonviolent impulse of pantheism in worship and religion was demonized by the violent, masculine and dominating forces of theism imposed by the aggressive folic cultures and civilizations.