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Myth of Evil

Author : Phillip Cole
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748626859
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Myth of Evil written by Phillip Cole and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosophical history of the concept of evil in western culture. 'Evil is something to be feared, and historically, we shall see, it is the enemy within who has been seen as representing the most intense evil of all - the enemy who looks just like us, talks like us, and is just like us.' The Myth of Evil explores a contradiction: the belief that human beings cannot commit acts of pure evil, that they cannot inflict harm for its own sake, and the evidence that pure 'evil' truly is a human capacity. Acts of horror are committed not by inhuman 'monsters', but by ordinary human beings. This contradiction is clearest in the apparently 'extreme' acts of war criminals, terrorists, serial murderers, sex offenders and children who kill. Phillip Cole delves deep into our two, cosily established approaches to evil. There is the traditional approach where evil is a force which creates monsters in human shape. And there is the 'enlightened' perspective where evil is the consequence of the actions of misguided or mentally deranged agents. Cole rejects both approaches. Satan may have played a role in its evolution, but evil is really a myth we have created about ourselves. And to understand it fully, we must acknowledge this. Drawing on the philosophical ideas of Nietzsche, Arendt, Kant, Mary Midgley and others, as well as theology, psychoanalysis, fictional representations and contemporary political events such as the global 'war on terror', Cole presents an account of evil that is thorough and thought-provoking, and which, more fundamentally, compels us to reassess our understanding of human nature.

Tales of Darkness

Author : Robert Ellwood
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441182977
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Darkness written by Robert Ellwood and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil, an undeniable yet inexplicable force in human existence, 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. Tales of Darkness explores 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. Robert Ellwood then looks at "cures" for evil: laughter, sacrifice, the flood, the hero's quest, initiation, the savior, divine wisdom and the end of days. This is a fascinating examination of how people have dealt with evil, not philosophically but in terms of the myths, ancient and modern, which present stories convergent with our own, from creation myths to Star Wars.

Good and Evil

Author : Anthony S. Mercatante
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good and Evil written by Anthony S. Mercatante and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1978 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism

Author : Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738709050
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism written by Geoffrey W. Dennis and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2007 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are alchemy, astrology, magic, and numerology related to Jewish mysticism? The fabulous, miraculous, and mysterious are all explored in this comprehensive reference to Jewish esotericism-the first of its kind! From amulets and angels to the zodiac and zombies, the "Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism" features over one thousand alphabetical entries. Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis offers a much-needed culmination of Jewish occult teachings that includes significant stories, mythical figures, practices, and ritual objects. Spanning the Bible, the Midrash, Kabbalah, and other mystical branches of Judaism, this well-researched text is meant to trigger insight, spark inspiration, and illuminate one of the oldest esoteric traditions still alive today.

The Pattern of Evil

Author : Lawrence LeShan Ph.D.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469124033
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book The Pattern of Evil written by Lawrence LeShan Ph.D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we wish to learn from the Holocaust how to act against a recurrence, we must ask what the SS thought they were doing as they organized and ran the horrific camps. Then we can know how to watch for early signs of the emergence of this type of thinking and move against it. This book addresses itself to this problem and arrives at new answers. Modern science and philosophy have gradually become aware of the degree to which human beings use different sets of assumptions about the nature of reality (how things are and work) in different situations. As this book demonstrates, when the Mythic world picture is used to solve political problems (instead of the appropriate Sensory world view) the concentration camp becomes a possibility. The process, however, is not inexorable, but can be aborted if understood.

Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking

Author : Michael Fishbane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191520470
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking written by Michael Fishbane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive and systematic exploration of myth in the Hebrew Bible. In addition, Michael Fishbane examines the ongoing role of Scripture in the expansion and transformation of myth in ancient Jewish sources (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). The role of myth and monotheism is taken up, and the texts of myth are subjected to close analytical treatment, dealing with matters of form, theme, and theology. In particular, the creative role of exegesis, and its capacity to generate new myths and to justify older or pre-existent ones, is explored. Aspects of continuity and discontinuity with biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources are examined, and the explosive innovations of myth in the various literary phases are considered. In exploring three major phases of Jewish culture, Michael Fishbane offers a new appreciation for the reality of myth and its varieties. Many new conceptual and analytical categories are presented, as well as numerous close readings of the texts at hand.

Myth

Author : Robert Ellwood
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1847062342
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Myth written by Robert Ellwood and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible introduction to the complex topic of Myth. Ellwood examines theories, meanings and interpretations, all of which are structured around a typical programme of study.

Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual

Author : Richard Stivers
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532686250
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual written by Richard Stivers and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Stivers’ concern is with the social construction of evil, that is, with how modern societies, in a partly unconscious way, create evil as a category of the sacred and how symbols, myths, and rituals of evil are related to this. He is interested, moreover, in how modern societies provoke individuals to commit evil actions. This fascinating and stimulating book is the first attempt to work out in detail how the concepts of the sacred, symbol, myth, and ritual form a cultural configuration in modern technological societies, and not just in traditional societies.

Cassirer and Langer on Myth

Author : William Schultz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135628742
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Cassirer and Langer on Myth written by William Schultz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Martin Buber on Myth (RLE Myth)

Author : S. Daniel Breslauer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317555988
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Martin Buber on Myth (RLE Myth) written by S. Daniel Breslauer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1990, summarizes and evaluates the contribution of Martin Buber as a theorist of myth. Buber provides explicit guidelines for understanding and evaluating myths. He describes reality as twofold: people live either in a world of things, to which they relate as a subject controlling its objects, or in a world of self-conscious others, with whom one relates as fellow subjects. Human beings require both types of reality, but also a means of moving from one to the other. Buber understands myths as one such means by which people pass from I-It reality to I-You meeting. In studying myths, he focuses on the myths in the traditions he knows best, but offers his advice and interpretation of mythology and scholarship about mythology generally.

Routledge Library Editions: Myth

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317548612
Total Pages : 1142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Library Editions: Myth written by Various Authors and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Routledge Library Editions: Myth reissues four out-of-print classics that touch on various aspects of mythology. One book looks at the work of Martin Buber on myth, and another on the school of Gernet classicists. Another book studies comparative mythology and the work of Joseph Campbell, and the last book in the set looks at the role of the gods and their stories in Indo-European mythology. 1. Martin Buber on Myth S. Daniel Breslauer (1990) 2. The Methods of the Gernet Classicists: The Structuralists on Myth Roland A. Champagne (1992) 3. The Uses of Comparative Mythology Kenneth L. Golden (1992) 4. The War of the Gods Jarich G. Oosten (1985)

Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema

Author : Sylvie Magerstädt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783482524
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema written by Sylvie Magerstädt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a philosophical discussion of cinema’s power to create positive illusions and myths, drawing on Nietzsche, Kracauer, and Deleuze.

Myth and Creative Writing

Author : Adrian May
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131786302X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Myth and Creative Writing written by Adrian May and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myth and Creative Writing is a unique and practical guide to the arts of creative writing. It: Gives a historical perspective on the storyteller's art Takes a wide view of myth, to include: legends, folklore, biblical myth, classical myth, belief myths, balladry and song. Considers all aspects of the creative process, from conception to completion Provides tips on seeking inspiration from classical and mythic sources Shows how myths can be linked to contemporary concerns Enables beginning writers to tap into the deeper resonances of myth Guides students to further critical and creative resources A secret that all writers know is that they are part of a long tradition of storytelling - whether they call it mythic, intertextual, interactive or original. And in the pantheon of storytelling, myths (those stories that tell us, in often magical terms, how the world and the creatures in it came to be) are the bedrock, a source of unending inspiration. One can dress the study of literature in the finest critical clothing - or intellectualise it until the cows come home - but at its heart it is nothing more - and nothing less - than the study of the human instinct to tell stories, to order the world into patterns we can more readily understand. Exploring the mythic nature of writing (by considering where the connections between instinct and art are made, and where the writer is also seen as a mythic adventurer) is a way of finding close links to what it is we demand from literature, which is - again - something to do with the essences of human nature. Further, in the course of examining the nature of myth, Adrian May provides a very practical guide to the aspiring writer - whether in a formal course or working alone - on how to write stories (myths) of their own, from how to begin, how to develop and how to close.

Teutonic Myth And Legend

Author : Donald A. MacKenzie
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849675580
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Teutonic Myth And Legend written by Donald A. MacKenzie and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 1912 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the myths and legends of the Teutonic peoples--Norsemen, Goths, Vandals, Burgundians, Franks, Angles, Saxons, and all the other Germanic tribes whose descendants now occupy England, Northern France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. The volume might have been called Northern European Myth and Legend. It is the body of folk tales, epics and religious beliefs which all Anglo-Saxons have inherited directly from their ancestors, and find most deeply embedded in every-day words and thoughts such as names for the days of the week, names recalling the gods and goddesses of our forefathers.

Translating Myth

Author : Ben Pestell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134862490
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Translating Myth written by Ben Pestell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Odysseus heard tales of his own exploits being retold among strangers, audiences and readers have been alive to the complications and questions arising from the translation of myth. How are myths taken and carried over into new languages, new civilizations, or new media? An international group of scholars is gathered in this volume to present diverse but connected case studies which address the artistic and political implications of the changing condition of myth – this most primal and malleable of forms. ‘Translation’ is treated broadly to encompass not only literary translation, but also the transfer of myth across cultures and epochs. In an age when the spiritual world is in crisis, Translating Myth constitutes a timely exploration of myth’s endurance, and represents a consolidation of the status of myth studies as a discipline in its own right.

Chinese Mythology

Author : Anne Birrell
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801861833
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Mythology written by Anne Birrell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-04-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chinese Mythology, Anne Birrell provides English translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of which have never before been translated into any Western language. Organizing the narratives according to themes and motifs common to world mythology, Birrell addresses issues of source, dating, attribution, textural variants, multiforms, and context. Drawing on exhaustive work in comparative mythology, she surveys the development of Chinese myth studies, summarizes the contribution of Chinese and Japanese scholars to the study of Chinese myth since the 1920s, and examines special aspects of traditional approaches to Chinese myth. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike.

The Last Myth

Author : Matthew Barrett Gross
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616145749
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book The Last Myth written by Matthew Barrett Gross and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first dozen years of the twenty-first century, apocalyptic anticipation in America has leapt from the cultish to the mainstream. Today, nearly 60 percent of Americans believe that the events foretold in the book of Revelation will come true. But many secular readers also seem hungry for catastrophe and have propelled books about peak oil, global warming, and the end of civilization into bestsellers. How did we come to live in a culture obsessed by the belief that the end is near? The Last Myth explains why apocalyptic beliefs are surging within the American mainstream today. Demonstrating that our expectation of the end of the world is a surprisingly recent development in human thought, the book reveals the profound influence of apocalyptic thinking on America’s past, present, and future.