Tales of darkness: a mythology of evil
"Evil, an undeniable yet inexplicable force in human existence. It is often defined as that which ought not to be, yet is - so it must be destroyed, or contained, or lived with. Myths of evil function to universalize the human condition, to show the tension between the ideal and the real, to re...
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2009
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| Summary: | "Evil, an undeniable yet inexplicable force in human existence. It is often defined as that which ought not to be, yet is - so it must be destroyed, or contained, or lived with. Myths of evil function to universalize the human condition, to show the tension between the ideal and the real, to reveal but not allegorize that condition, and to go some way to assist humanity in understanding, combating and coping with evil within its societies." "In the first part of this exciting survey, Robert Ellwood looks at the causes of evil in myth, encompassing themes such as defilement, the figure of the trickster, evil people both within and outside the society, and traumatic initiations. In the second part, he moves on to look at 'cures' for evil: laughter, sacrifice, the flood, the hero's quest, initiation, the saviour, divine wisdom and the end of days."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index |
| Physical Description: | VI, 164 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780826437143 9780826436610 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION: INTRODUCING EVIL
AND M Y T H 1 PART I EVIL IS ABROAD 11 1 DEFILEMENT 13 2 EVIL PEOPLE 20
3 SPACE INVADERS 29 4 THE WAY THINGS ARE 37 5 COULDN T IT HAVE HAPPENED
DIFFERENTLY? 46 6 TRICKSTER S GAMEPLAN 53 7 TRAUMATIC INITIATIONS 62 8
THE HERO S DRAGON 71 9 EVIL UNDER ANALYSIS 82 PART II THE ROAD BACK:
CURING EVIL 93 10 LAUGHTER AND WISDOM 95 11 THROUGH DEATH TO LIFE 99 VI
CONTENTS 12 THE HERO VICTORIOUS 109 13 THE MEANING OF WAR 119 14 THE END
OF DAYS 132 15 SUMMING UP 141 BIBLIOGRAPHY 147 NOTES 149 INDEX 1 6 1
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