Theism

===Autotheism===
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Autotheism is the viewpoint that [[divinity]]—whether external or not—is inherently "within oneself" and that one has the ability to become godlike. [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]], which shared an Indian cultural context during their emergence, are autotheistic.

Within the context of subjectivism, autotheism can refer to the belief that one's self is a deity. Hindus sometimes use the phrase "''[[Aham Brahmasmi|aham Brahmāsmi]]''", or "I am [[Brahman]]", to describe their relation to divinity.<ref>{{cite book |author=Gurumayum Ranjit Sharma |year=1987 |title=The Idealistic Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda |publisher=Atlantic |page=180 |id=GGKEY:PSWXE5NTFF4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORYOsJHi53sC&pg=PA180}}</ref>

The [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]] doctrine of [[Exaltation (Mormonism)|exaltation]], by which humans attain godhood after death, could be viewed as a form of autotheism.<ref>{{cite book |last=Davies |first=Douglas J. |date=23 October 2003 |title=An Introduction to Mormonism |isbn=9780521817387 |page=79 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fw8DIziwEDsC&dq=apotheosis+mormon&pg=PA79 |via=Google Books |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>