Devas

I want to say a few words to dispel certain silly mistakes made about the Hindu notion of devās by Westerners not of this tradition. It is common for Westerners, and especially for certain tendentious devotees of Semitic traditions - most notably the Christian one - to accuse Hinduism of ‘polytheism...

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Main Author: Kesarcodi-Watson, Ian 1938-1984 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1976]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1976, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 467-472
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