The Anthropology of EvilISBN: 978-0-631-15432-7
Paperback
288 pages
January 1991, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface iv
1 Introduction 1
2 Theological thoughts about evil 26
3 Unruly evil 42
4 The root of all evil 57
5 The seed of evil within 77
6 Confucian confusion: the good, the bad and the noodle western 92
7 The popular culture of evil in urban south India 110
8 Buddhism and evil 128
9 Hindu evil as unconquered Lower Self 142
10 Is God evil? 165
11 Good, evil and spiritual power: reflections on Sufi teachings 194
12 Do the Fipa have a word for it? 209
13 Entitling evil: Muslims and non-Muslims in coastal Kenya 224
14 There is no end of evil: the guilty innocents and their fallible god 244
Notes on Contributors 279
Index 281
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