The origins of evil in Hindu mythology / Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
1976, First Edition. Berkeley : University of California Press. Library copy - library marks and bookplate remain. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #393833
ISBN: 0520040988
Physical description: xi, 411 pages ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-396) and index.
Contents: Introduction: the problem of evil -- Time, fate, and the fall of man -- The necessity of evil -- God's demons and men -- The paradox of the good demon : the clash between relative and absolute ethics -- the paradox of the evil God: the transfer of sin -- The corruption of demons and men: the false avatar -- The birth of death -- Crowds in heaven -- God is a heretic -- the split child: good and evil within man -- Conclusion: the many paths of theodicy.
Subjects: Good and evil Religious aspects Hinduism. Mal Aspect religieux Hindouisme.
Good and evil Religious aspects Hinduism.
Das Böse Hinduismus
Mythologie Übel
Hindu mythology. Good and evil Religious aspects Hinduism. Hindu mythology. Good and evil.
Good and evil - Religious aspects - Hinduism
Mythology, Hindu. Good and evil (Hinduism) Hinduism.
Good and evil. Hindu mythology. Mythology.
Evil. Good and evil (Hinduism) Hinduismus.
Mythologie. Das Böse.
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