Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual
Download or Read eBook Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual PDF written by Richard Stivers and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Richard Stivers |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2020-04-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781532686238 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1532686234 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual by : Richard Stivers
Book excerpt: Richard Stivers’ concern is with the social construction of evil, that is, with how modern societies, in a partly unconscious way, create evil as a category of the sacred and how symbols, myths, and rituals of evil are related to this. He is interested, moreover, in how modern societies provoke individuals to commit evil actions. This fascinating and stimulating book is the first attempt to work out in detail how the concepts of the sacred, symbol, myth, and ritual form a cultural configuration in modern technological societies, and not just in traditional societies.
