Do you know that there are over and above 4200 different types of religions worldwide? Yes, you heard it right! As much as we know very few of them, most of them are concentrated in several regions and areas we may not have heard about. There are several types and classes of classifications within these types of religions, and it isn’t easy to track and learn about all of them for anyone.

So, today, we have decided why not learn something new and explore the most significant and popular types of religion in the world?! If you, too, are interested to hear about it more, follow us ahead.

What is a Religion and Different Types of Religions:

What exactly is a religion? How to understand the various types? This may sound quite philosophical. But let us try and keep it in a simple dictionary method for ease of understanding. Religion is a system and process of belief, faith, and devotion towards personal Gods and goddesses. The activities and faith are directed as worship towards something very genuine and sacred.

There are different kinds of religious worship based on how we go about understanding and examining it. If we go about name the different types of religion, it may get complicated. But, classifying religions based on different worship systems gives rise to these set of categories:

Polytheism: In this system, religious worship and beliefs are based not just on one God but on multiple Gods and deities. Hinduism is an example of Polytheism.

Monotheism: In Monotheism, we believe only in a single deity instead of multiple Gods at once. For example, Christianity’s belief in Holy Trinity (Holy Spirit Jesus) is one example.

Animism: As the name suggests, in Animism, the people or groups believe and worship non-human beings, including the natural world, animals, and plants. For instance, the Japanese practice of Shinto believes in divine non-humans that deserve our worship.