Studying religion examines mankind's various ideas about and methods of interaction with God or a higher power.

There are essentially three groups within the study of religion: monotheists, polytheists, and pantheists. Monotheism holds that there is one God, and that he is a discreet being.  Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all examples of monotheistic religions. Polytheism holds that there are multiple gods, and each is a discreet being. Examples of polytheism are primarily found in older cultures, such as ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, and the Nordic countries. Pantheism, or paganism, holds that god is found in all things, and all things are part of god. The New-Age movement is a modern version of pantheism.

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