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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Main Author: Flood, Gavin Dennis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism, 2631-3014
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