There is no doubt that modern culture and society have evolved and have been influenced over the past centuries through recurring issues regarding religion and politics. Both pagan traditions and monotheistic traditions have impacted the past through political intakes, scientific discoveries, and human right philosophies. Hebrew, Christian, and Islamic worldviews, monotheistic religions, were significant in the telling of the Western tradition. However, pagan traditions evolved and rose in early modern Europe also known as the Renaissance or “rebirth” (EH 295). Pagan traditions have influenced the Western world more precise than those of monotheistic religions because of the innovations on religion, understanding of sex and gender, aesthetic architecture, science, philosophy, and politics.
There are numerous ancient texts and stories that highlight how different religions eventually molded the political structure of Ancient Mesopotamia all the way to the Roman Empire. In this essay I will talk about the differences between monotheistic and polytheistic traditions and analyzing how pagan traditions were more influential than monotheistic traditions. Through the analyzation of these two traditions,
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The ruler would apply regulations as administrator and create social hierarchies constructed from the Gods’ words and commands. Hammurabi’s Law Code is an example of this. In the introduction the author makes note that Hammurabi was chosen by the god of justice to be king of Babylonia (REAH, 1) "If a man breaks the bone of a (free) man, they shall break his bone." (REAH, 4) This shows that Paganism was used to enforce laws and social hierarchies. King Hammurabi claimed that he was chosen by the god of justice and by doing this the people of Babylonia followed his rule and accepted their social status because it was purportedly sent from