Hindu Monotheism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108731140)

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.

Author: Gavin Dennis Flood
ISBN-10: 1108731147
ISBN-13: 9781108731140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2020
Pages: 75
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d