The Myths and Gods of India
Title | The Myths and Gods of India PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Danielou |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass |
Pages | 441 |
Release | 2017-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 8120836383 |
The Myths and Gods of India
Title | The Myths and Gods of India PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Daniélou |
Publisher | Inner Traditions / Bear & Co |
Pages | 518 |
Release | 1991-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780892813544 |
The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the "eternal religion," Hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelation--and for each person, according to his or her stage of development, a different path of realization. This widely praised study of Hindu deities reveals the message of tolerance and adaptability at the heart of this ancient religion.
The Gods of India
Title | The Gods of India PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Daniélou |
Publisher | |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN |
Hindu Polytheism
Title | Hindu Polytheism PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Danielou |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1964-03-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780691097459 |
The description for this book, Hindu Polytheism, will be forthcoming.
Hindu Monotheism
Title | Hindu Monotheism PDF eBook |
Author | Gavin Dennis Flood |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2020-08-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1108605389 |
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.
Hindu Polytheism
Title | Hindu Polytheism PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Daniélou |
Publisher | |
Pages | 620 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Gods, Hindu |
ISBN |
The Deities Are Many
Title | The Deities Are Many PDF eBook |
Author | Jordan Paper |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0791483622 |
The Deities Are Many is a lively and learned introduction to polytheism. Drawing from both his scholarly research and his personal experience, author Jordan Paper is the ideal guide into this milieu. Paper was drawn to polytheism through his love of nature, seeing it as a source of the divine. In this book he focuses on Chinese and Native American religious traditions, as well as West African, African-Brazilian, Hindu, Polynesian, and circum-Polar traditions, to describe the theology of polytheism. The book provides a topology of polytheistic deities, focusing on the cosmic couple, Father Sky and Mother Earth; animal, plant, and mineral deities; ancestral spirits; divine ghosts; and culture heroes and tricksters. Paper also shows how monotheists misunderstand polytheism and provides a polytheist perspective on what it means to be human when the "deities are many." This is a fascinating, illuminating book, especially for those raised in monotheistic societies.