Post by Rakehel on May 10, 2021 10:52:13 GMT -5
Kemet
12-24-05, 08:16 AM
Kemet Orthodox, from the region known today as Egypt, is a relatively recent religion, in that it is going through a rebirth. Its ancient origins are unclear. It is considered to be a ?reconstructionist? religion. Its followers have made an attempt to reconstruct ancient religious practices that are as close to the original form of the religion as possible.
Kemetic belief is based upon monolatry ? the worship of a single god without claiming that deity is the only god. This god, however, manifests itself through many minor deities. "Netjer," a Kemetic word meaning "divine power," is the One Self-Created Deity which manifests in myriads of forms, which are called Names. The followers of Kemet believe that the Names are often erroneously labeled as gods and goddesses. There are thousands of Names.
The tenets and beliefs of the religion vary per each Kemetic group, but many known Egyptian practices are generally followed. There is the concept of Ma?at, or divine justice, which does contain some similarities to the Eastern philosophy of Karma. Religious texts of the religion are composed of traditional Egyptian writings. The Book of the Dead is the most commonly used scripture.
The number of adherents to the religion is unknown. There is no real formal leadership of worshipping groups; many have formed by mutual consensus among the groups? members. There is no central, all-controlling leadership for all of these people. There are many solitary followers of Kemet. Each group of worshippers determines the type of clergy it wants or needs.
There are no requirements for joining this religion. Membership is open to all those who might be interested. Some groups may require some type of initiation ceremony. Required rituals and ethical conduct also vary by group. There is no known single symbol that represents the Kemet religion, although there are what might be considered to be different Egyptian symbols used among the groups and it may be considered disrespectful for non-believers to reproduce them. There are also no known universal holidays in Kemet.
Further information, as well as forums, may be found at:"
Kemet.org (Caution: Non-https)
12-24-05, 08:16 AM
Kemet Orthodox, from the region known today as Egypt, is a relatively recent religion, in that it is going through a rebirth. Its ancient origins are unclear. It is considered to be a ?reconstructionist? religion. Its followers have made an attempt to reconstruct ancient religious practices that are as close to the original form of the religion as possible.
Kemetic belief is based upon monolatry ? the worship of a single god without claiming that deity is the only god. This god, however, manifests itself through many minor deities. "Netjer," a Kemetic word meaning "divine power," is the One Self-Created Deity which manifests in myriads of forms, which are called Names. The followers of Kemet believe that the Names are often erroneously labeled as gods and goddesses. There are thousands of Names.
The tenets and beliefs of the religion vary per each Kemetic group, but many known Egyptian practices are generally followed. There is the concept of Ma?at, or divine justice, which does contain some similarities to the Eastern philosophy of Karma. Religious texts of the religion are composed of traditional Egyptian writings. The Book of the Dead is the most commonly used scripture.
The number of adherents to the religion is unknown. There is no real formal leadership of worshipping groups; many have formed by mutual consensus among the groups? members. There is no central, all-controlling leadership for all of these people. There are many solitary followers of Kemet. Each group of worshippers determines the type of clergy it wants or needs.
There are no requirements for joining this religion. Membership is open to all those who might be interested. Some groups may require some type of initiation ceremony. Required rituals and ethical conduct also vary by group. There is no known single symbol that represents the Kemet religion, although there are what might be considered to be different Egyptian symbols used among the groups and it may be considered disrespectful for non-believers to reproduce them. There are also no known universal holidays in Kemet.
Further information, as well as forums, may be found at:"
Kemet.org (Caution: Non-https)