RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Monotheistic
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Polytheistic
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Henotheistic
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Hellenistic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism is both monotheistic and henotheistic. Hinduism is not polytheistic. Henotheism (literally “one God”) better defines the Hindu view. It means the worship of one God without denying the existence of other Gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism is one of the most prominent examples of a henotheistic religious tradition. The term was applied to the religion by Max Muller, who coined the term in his research on the Vedas. Many deities exist in the Hindu religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Henotheism (Greek “one god") is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single primary god while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities. Müller stated that henotheism means “monotheism in principle and polytheism in fact".
Detailed explanation-4: -Definition and terminology. Zoroastrianism. Hinduism. Hellenistic religion. Canaanite religion and Yahwism. In Christianity. See also. References. More items