Why are abrahamic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam so hateful against polytheism?

[barb80]

So, verdict? Am I right about stating that abrahamic religions do hate polytheists?

These so-called religions are really political/cultural power hubs used to oppress and are against any plurality of thought.

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Its that these so-called mainstream religions are really political entities. They rule through oppression.

 

[HoldAll]

I think the pagan concept of religion was totally different. While monotheists were convinced that their god was universal for all mankind, pagans saw the gods of other nations simply as different from their own and didn't deny their very existence. Their gods were part of their own cultural identity and understood as alien to foreigners. "This is us cultured Greeks/Romans believing in Zeus/Jupiter, those are the dirty barbarians who believe in their gods X, Y and Z, they're just not sophisticated enough for our Olympians, just compare their primitive shrines to our magnificent temples!" So the Greeks and Roman rather saw their religion as a means to distance themselves from other cultures they regarded as inferior and thus had no interest in proselytizing.

 

[barb80]

I think the pagan concept of religion was totally different. While monotheists were convinced that their god was universal for all mankind, pagans saw the gods of other nations simply as different from their own and didn't deny their very existence. Their gods were part of their own cultural identity and understood as alien to foreigners. "This is us cultured Greeks/Romans believing in Zeus/Jupiter, those are the dirty barbarians who believe in their gods X, Y and Z, they're just not sophisticated enough for our Olympians, just compare their primitive shrines to our magnificent temples!" So the Greeks and Roman rather saw their religion as a means to distance themselves from other cultures they regarded as inferior and thus had no interest in proselytizing.

very interesting take on it. ive always been facinated that in spite of the brutal methods of some main religions people were still prepared to become witches etc even risking their own lives. the japanese shinto is interesting because it seems more personal but im not well read on it.