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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Autore principale: Flood, Gavin 1954- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Anno: 2020
Periodico/Rivista:Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism, 2631-3014
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Induismo / Monoteismo
Altre parole chiave:B Hinduism
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Riepilogo: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.
Descrizione del documento:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2020)
ISBN:1108584284
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108584289