Tag: Vedic Monotheism

  • The Arya Samaj and Vedic Monotheism

    The Arya Samaj and Vedic Monotheism

    Is there a Vedic monotheism?  The occasion for this paper on monotheism and its presence or absence in Hinduism is an upsurge in the Arya Samaj’s long-standing campaign to convince Hindus of the superiority and Vedic basis of monotheism. Founded in 1875, the Ârya Samâj, in effect “Society of Vedicists”, was a trail-blazer of Hindu revivalism…