Description
Book SynopsisEvil 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 a normala society. It is at once the cause and the explanation of misfortune, of the wretchedness of human existence, and of our own individual wrongdoing.
Table of ContentsPreface 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
