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.
By:
Gavin Dennis Flood (Yale University Connecticut) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 150mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 140g ISBN:9781108731140 ISBN 10: 1108731147 Series:Elements in Religion and Monotheism Pages: 75 Publication Date:20 August 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; 1. Early Hindu Monotheism; 2. Developed Theologies; 3. Monotheism in Modernity.