Era
Bronze Age
Start date
1800 BCE
End Date
Unknown
Religion
Early Semitic Religions
Date Notes
These beliefs were subsumed or evolved into the monotheistic Abrahamic religions, but a specific end date is not well-defined due to the gradual nature of these changes.
Main Teachings
Worship of deities such as El and Baal, rituals, sacrifices
Metaphysical Beliefs
Polytheism
Ethical and Moral Principles
Covenant with deities
Ritual and Devotional Practices
Sacrifice, Offerings
Spiritual Practices
Prayer, Divination
Foundational Teachings and Scriptures
Enuma Elish, Baal Cycle
Narrative Traditions
Stories of gods and creation
Sub Type
Abrahamic
Historical and Cultural Context
Ancient Religions
Historical Development
Primal or Indigenous Religion
Geographical Distribution
Eastern Religions, Western Religions
Organizational Structure
Institutional Religions
Scriptural Authority
Revealed Religion
Sociological Approach
Ethnic Religion
Philosophical or Ideological Focus
Esoteric Religion
Gods or Deities
Baal, El, Asherah
Beliefs on the Afterlife and End Times
Afterlife in the underworld
Existance of Afterlife
Yes
Existance of Reincarnation
No
Religious Structures
Temples, Altars
Religious Leader Types or Roles
Priests, Priestesses, Prophets