UID:
almahu_9949701211702882
Format:
1 online resource (377 pages)
ISBN:
9789401204620
Series Statement:
Currents of encounter ; 33
Content:
In the few years since the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, evil has become a central theme in the media and human consciousness: the evil of terrorism, the evil of secular culture, concern for poverty, and climate change... Yet different cultures and religious traditions have different ideas of what evil is and what its root causes are. Although there is no massive clash of cultures, many disagreements and also conflicts in the world arise from the deep differences in views of evil. This volume explores religious views of evil. Scholars from different religions and from various parts of the world describe how people probe the depths of evil-and by necessity that of good-from their own background in various worldviews. In their explorations, almost all address the need to go beyond morality, and beyond legalistic definitions of evil and of good. They point to the radical depths of evil in the world and in human society and reinforce our intuition that there is no easy solution. But if we can gain a better understanding of what people from other worldview traditions and cultures consider evil, we are that much closer to a more peaceful world.
Note:
Preliminary Material --
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Probing Evil and Good: On the Imperative and Benefits of Taking Tea Together /
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Myths as Metaphors for Radical Evil /
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Maya as Evil: From Classical Hindu Thought to Bhakti Saints and Kabir. A Historical Exploration /
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The Struggle with Evil: The Theology of Evil in the Bhagavad Gita and the Devimahatmya /
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Evil and its Treatment in Early Taoism /
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The Problem of Evil in Confucianism /
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Evil and the Transformation of Evil in Buddhism and Socially Engaged Buddhism /
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Zen and the Question of Evil /
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Nothingness-qua-Love?: The Implications of Absolute Nothingness for Ethics /
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The Problem of "Evil" in Pure Land Buddhism /
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Awareness of Evil in Christianity and Buddhism /
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Emptying Good-and-Evil: Masao Abe's Approach to the Problem of Evil /
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Forgiving God: A Jewish Perspective on Evil and Suffering /
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Conceptualizations of Evil in African Christian Theology /
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The Descent into Hell and the Phenomenon of Exorcism in the Early Church /
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God's Good Plan and Evil Forces in This World: The Place of the Devil in Traditional Islam /
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"Soul of a Woman Was Created Below": Woman as the Lower Soul (Nafs) in Islam /
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Evil, Virtue, and Islamic Moral Theology: Rethinking the Good in a Globalized World /
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The Islamic Point of View on the Problem of Evil /
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Critical Humanism and the Problem of Evil: From Vertical to Horizontal Transcendence /
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Evil from a Comparative Perspective /
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Index of Names --
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Index of Subjects --
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Contributors to this Volume.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Probing the depths of evil and good. Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2007 ISBN 9789042022317
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9042022310
Language:
English
