Hindu monotheism

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 ultimate...

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Auteur principal: Flood, Gavin 1954- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
Dans:Année: 2020
Collection/Revue:Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism, 2631-3014
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Hindouisme / Monothéisme
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hinduism
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé: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.
Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2020)
ISBN:1108584284
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108584289