02394nam 2200517 450 991078522280332120230721013606.01-282-87645-797866128764551-4411-8297-7(CKB)2670000000054525(EBL)601724(OCoLC)676697552(MiAaPQ)EBC601724(MiAaPQ)EBC5309694(EXLCZ)99267000000005452520180315h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTales of darkness the mythology of evil /Robert EllwoodLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :Continuum,2009.©20091 online resource (171 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-3661-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: the abomination of desolation: introducing evil, and myth -- Defilement -- Evil people -- Space invaders -- The way things are -- Couldn't it have happened differently? -- Trickster's gameplan -- Traumatic initiations -- The hero's dragon -- Evil under analysis -- Laughter and wisdom -- Through death to life -- The hero victorious -- The meaning of war -- The end of days -- Summing up.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 Good and evilMythologyMythGood and evil.Mythology.Myth.170Ellwood Robert S.1933-919567MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785222803321Tales of darkness3732199UNINA