Theology: 2 definitions
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Theology means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaTheology refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.鈥擳he Puranas comprises a wide range of subject matters such as Astrology, Astronomy, Medicine, Cosmology, Theology, Philosophy, Literature, Grammar, Art, Architecture, Iconography, etc. All these subject matters are generally depicted through stories and narratives in lucid style in the Puranas. The simplicity of the stories and legends of Puranas always helps the reader get the ideas of different aspects of literature very easily.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Full-text (+536): Vishesha, Adhyatmavisharada, Drishtartha, Hauri, Veydantasutra, Lingastha, Cunnanam, Adhyatmika, Purana, Shastra, Vedantasutra, Brahma, Bauddhagama, Jnana, Vinirdishta, Rasalingam, Vaikuntha-perumal, Kalyanaguna, Lakshmi, Bindu.
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Search found 128 books and stories containing Theology; (plurals include: Theologies). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
1. Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Rethinking the idea of Scripture in Vedic Theology]
6. The History of Ideas < [Introduction]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Michael J. Frost, The Spirit, Indigenous Peoples, and Social Change. Maori and a Pentecostal Theology of Social Engagement < [Volume 196 (2021)]
Prophetic Movements and Independent Churches in Central and Southern Africa < [Volume 99 (1997)]
HIV/AIDS and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Emerging Inquiry < [Volume 164 (2013)]
Mysticism: Its Nature and Function < [July 1965]
Has India at present any Philosophy鈥�, as such, of Her Own? < [Jan-Feb 1940]
Dante < [July 1968]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Hinduism in the Sectarian Age < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Public Theology in Action < [Introduction]
The Construction of India鈥檚 Sectarian Publics < [Introduction]
Svacchandatantra (history and structure) (by William James Arraj)
1.5 Redaction Criticism < [Introduction]
Translation of the Preface < [Translation excerpts]
Chapter 10.1: Worlds in the Bottom Half of the Egg of Brahma < [Summaries]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
7. The nature of Vi峁ａ箛u < [Introduction]
17. References < [Introduction]
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