Hindu Monotheism
Gavin Flood
If by monotheism we mean the idea of a single transcendent God who creates the universe out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo), as in the Abrahamic religions, then that is not found in the history of Hinduism. But if we mean a supreme, transcendent deity who impels the universe, sustains it and ultimately destroys it before causing it to emerge once again, who is the ultimate source of all other gods who are her or his emanations, then this idea does develop within that history. It is a Hindu monotheism and its nature that is the topic of this Element.
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Année:
2020
Editeur::
Cambridge University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
80
ISBN 10:
1108584284
ISBN 13:
9781108584289
Collection:
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
Fichier:
PDF, 924 KB
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english, 2020