The first pillar of Islam is an assertion of faith. Every Islamic teacher and academic I’ve listened to talks as if belief is just as important to Islam as it is to Christianity. Technically subordination is more important, but it’s pretty hard to have subordination without belief. Where did you get the idea that Islam doesn’t care what you believe? Are you referring to stuff like formally identifying as a Muslim in an Islamic theocracy to get a reduced tax burden?
But otherwise, yeah, you’re correct. Roman and Greek religion definitely count. So does Norse mythology. Basically any pre-civilized polytheistic animism counts. Hinduism and Shinto fit into this bucket too.
My favorite Buddhist teachers say Buddhism doesn’t require belief, but Buddhism so diverse (and “belief” is so difficult to define) that I’d be surprised if there weren’t lineages requiring belief.
The first pillar of Islam is an assertion of faith. Every Islamic teacher and academic I’ve listened to talks as if belief is just as important to Islam as it is to Christianity. Technically subordination is more important, but it’s pretty hard to have subordination without belief. Where did you get the idea that Islam doesn’t care what you believe? Are you referring to stuff like formally identifying as a Muslim in an Islamic theocracy to get a reduced tax burden?
But otherwise, yeah, you’re correct. Roman and Greek religion definitely count. So does Norse mythology. Basically any pre-civilized polytheistic animism counts. Hinduism and Shinto fit into this bucket too.
My favorite Buddhist teachers say Buddhism doesn’t require belief, but Buddhism so diverse (and “belief” is so difficult to define) that I’d be surprised if there weren’t lineages requiring belief.
Belief isn’t central to Daoism either.