{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-evil-isbn-9780631154327","title":"The Anthropology of Evil","description":"Evil may be said to be shadowy, mysterious, covert, and associated with night, darkness, secrecy. It is a force acting to destroy the integrity, happiness and welfare of 'normal' society. It is at once the cause and the explanation of misfortune, of the wretchedness of human existence, and of our own individual wrongdoing. That, at any rate, is substantially the western Christianity (and pre-Christian) view.  \u003cp\u003eYet the different societies have opted for very different sets of explanations, which have themselves evolved in radically contrasting ways. There are societies, for example, in which there is no concept of evil. \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropology of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the problem in the context of different societies and religions- Christian , Confucian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim for example. It also provides unusual perspectives on questions such as the nature of innocence, the root of evil, the notion of individual malevolence and even whether God is evil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuch has bee written on evil, notably by historians, theologians and philosophers but very little by anthropologists: this book shows how distinctive and revealing their contribution can be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface iv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Theological thoughts about evil 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Unruly evil 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The root of all evil 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The seed of evil within 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Confucian confusion: the good, the bad and the noodle western 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The popular culture of evil in urban south India 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Buddhism and evil 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Hindu evil as unconquered Lower Self 142\u003cbr\u003e10 Is God evil? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Good, evil and spiritual power: reflections on Sufi teachings 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Do the Fipa have a word for it? 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Entitling evil: Muslims and non-Muslims in coastal Kenya 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 There is no end of evil: the guilty innocents and their fallible god 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 281\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Parkin\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor at Oxford University and Honorary Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has carried out a number of years' fieldwork among different peoples and in different ecologies: the Luo of western Kenya, the Giriama of eastern Kenya, and Swahili-speakers in Zanzibar and Mombasa on Islam, cultural politics, healing?and?cross-cultural semantics. Parkin is former chairman of the International African Institute and of the Association of Social Anthropologists, elected fellow of the British Academy, and since 2009 has been research professor at the Max Planck Institute for Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Goettingen, Germany, focusing on medical and sociolinguistic processes of diversification.   Evil may be said to be shadowy, mysterious, covert, and associated with night, darkness, secrecy. It is a force acting to destroy the integrity, happiness and welfare of 'normal' society. It is at once the cause and the explanation of misfortune, of the wretchedness of human existence, and of our own individual wrongdoing. That, at any rate, is substantially the western Christianity (and pre-Christian) view.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the different societies have opted for very different sets of explanations, which have themselves evolved in radically contrasting ways. There are societies, for example, in which there is no concept of evil. \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropology of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the problem in the context of different societies and religions- Christian , Confucian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim for example. It also provides unusual perspectives on questions such as the nature of innocence, the root of evil, the notion of individual malevolence and even whether God is evil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuch has bee written on evil, notably by historians, theologians and philosophers but very little by anthropologists: this book shows how distinctive and revealing their contribution can be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990157410533,"sku":"NP9780631154327","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631154327.jpg?v=1761786725","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-anthropology-of-evil-isbn-9780631154327","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}