Hindu monotheism / Gavin Flood, Oxford University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flood, Gavin D., 1954- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism

Cambridge elements : religion and monotheism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bhagavadgītā.

Hinduism.

Physical Description:

72 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Early Hindu Monotheism

2. Developed Theologies

3. Hindu Monotheism in Modernity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [65]-72).

ISBN:

1108731147

9781108731140

OCLC:

1176508089