WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -polytheism, the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of monotheism, the belief in one God.

Detailed explanation-2: -Theism is the belief in a divine or sacred figure. In monotheistic religions, there is only one god, while polytheism celebrates multiple gods. A religion cannot be both polytheistic and monotheistic. Polytheistic religions include the ancient Greek religion, Hinduism, and African tribe religions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Belief in the existence of a divine reality; usually referring to monotheism (one God), as opposed to pantheism (all is God), polytheism (many gods), and atheism (without God).

Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, Hinduism may be considered a monotheistic religion as most Hindus believe in one supreme god whose qualities and forms may be represented by a multitude of deities, all which emanate from Him. Hindus believe that The Brahman is manifested as Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Detailed explanation-5: -People involved in polytheistic religions might worship all gods equally, place gods in hierarchical structures, or only worship some of the gods. For example, a person might choose a few particular gods that he or she identifies strongly with and then worship them.