Engaging Evil: A Moral Anthropology (Methodology & History in Anthropology #36)

By: William C. Olsen and Thomas J. Csordas

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Synopsis: Anthropologists have expressed wariness about the concept of evil even in discussions of morality and ethics, in part because the concept carries its own cultural baggage and theological implications in Euro-American societies. Addressing the problem of evil as a distinctly human phenomenon and a category of ethnographic analysis, this volume shows the usefulness of engaging evil as a descriptor of empirical reality where concepts such as violence, criminality, and hatred fall short of capturing the darkest side of human existence.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781789202144
Related ISBNs:: 9781789202137, 9781800736405
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 09/05/22
Copyrighted By:: William C. Olsen, Thomas J. Csordas
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: William C. Olsen
Edited by:: Thomas J. Csordas