well who's to say that another religion couldnt rise up and insist that they arent the one and only true faith, and that all others must convert or die? there were reverse examples of this against christianity as well in actual history; iirc, some germanic pagans threatened christians to convert and praise Odin instead of God or else they'd kill them, and if/when they refused they'd do a "bloody eagle" on themThor and Odin will be pleased, and Anubis will be back through the Stargate to claim his rightful place...
and all hail the great god Baal...
you're spoilt for choice, really
How would this affect Manicheaism?
iirc, some germanic pagans threatened christians to convert and praise Odin instead of God or else they'd kill them, and if/when they refused they'd do a "bloody eagle" on them
I am thinking the various polytheisms and mystery cults would evolve in a direction similar to Hinduism in India, with Neo-Platonism being the equivalent of the more intellectual forms of Hinduism.
It is true that Hinduism do not insist on the object or the mode of worship.You are free to choose any of the gods as your personal god and worship.But that do not mean that any of the major ones are completely ignored anywhere. Durga as the consort of Shiva is a very important deity anywhere in India. There are certain local deities,worshiped only locally in many places.But the major deities like Shiva,Vishnu,Brahma,Parvati,Lakshmi,Saraswati,Ganesh, Subrahmanya, and avatars of Vishnu, Lord Ram and Lord Krishna are all important everywhere in India.Some get more importance in certain places,that's all!It's certainly possible to have an enduringly polytheistic Europe. After all, Hinduism is essentially a religious grouping. In different areas and branches, almost entirely different pantheons are worshipped or emphasized. For example, in Bengal, the goddess Durga (or Ma Durga) is very important, and her festival is one of the biggest of all, sometimes surpassing Diwali. In other areas, she's hardly mentioned or doesn't even exist at all.
Cheers,
Ganesha