What is Natib Qadish?
The words natib and qadish come from the Ugaritic language, a language from the ancient Canaanite city-state of Ugarit. Natib means “path,” and qadish means “sacred.” Joined together, Natib Qadish means “sacred path.” I generated the name because throughout my research I have yet to find any word that means “religion” in any of the ancient texts. Religion, belief, and practices were so integrated into daily life that there was no word to differentiate them from any other facet of day-to-day routine. Natib Qadish is a modern polytheistic religion that venerates the ancient deities of Canaan and strives to understand the ancient cultural context and religious practices in which these deities were honored. Within Natib Qadish, there are various views, beliefs, approaches, and practices because much of the research is incomplete and scholarly theories differ widely. In a way, this variation itself represents ancient Canaan because no two city-states were alike, or shared the exact same rel
