Polythesis

Polythesis is the practice and observation of different religions and religious traditions, with each occupying a fundamentally different and independent role (thesis, 'place') from the other in the practitioner's spiritual sphere (if they are even thought of to be in the same 'world' of spirituality and regimentation), to be sharply distinguished from the similar and sometimes confused concepts of, , or. As an example, Pastism in itself is thought to be mainly responsible for producing political-legal prescriptions and consequences where it is dominant, while locally hero cults and ancestral worship may then take on completely different roles, even if within conceptualization by the former. Polythesis is found across the world where different religions and ideas thereof emerge, with 'religious complexes' being used to describe polytheses particular to a culture.