(ÉËnÃ¦krÉËnÉªzÉm) n. 1. the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed. 2. a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time: she regards the Church as an anachronism.
The religions of Indochina are numerous, but the main religions are prevalent throughout the region. Indian traders brought Hindu and Buddhist religions across the ocean from the west. The distinctive Indian culture and architecture, reflected in temples of Angkor, Cambodia, led to the area that includes Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam being called Indochina. People known as Mon and Khmer occupied the Cambodian area from the North and between A.D 800s and 1200s it was the center of the Khmer empire.
Polytheism is belief in many gods â it's kind of the opposite of monotheism, which is belief in one god. If you believe in polytheism, you have a bunch of gods to thank or blame. Though the most widely known religions today â Christianity, Judaism, and Islam â are all examples of monotheism, there have been plenty of religions that preach polytheism. Followers of those religions believe in a pantheon or group of gods, like the ancient Greeks who worshipped Zeus, Athena and the gang.