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The early Vedic religion has been designated by the name of henotheism or kathenotheism. What does this mean?

  1. Belief in the existence of only one god

  2. Belief in the powers of mother goddess

  3. Belief in one god without denying the existence of others

  4. Precedence of caste system over religion
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Explanation

Henotheism was coined to describe the theology of Rigvedic religion. The Rigveda was the basis for Max Müller's description of henotheism in the sense of a polytheistic tradition striving towards a formulation of the One (ekam) Divinity aimed at by the worship of different cosmic principles. 

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