The Political Sociology and Anthropology of Evil: Tricksterology

by Arpad Szakolczai

Book Overview

This book offers a new approach to the problem of evil through an examination of the anthropological figure of the 'trickster'. A lesser known and much more recent term than evil, the authors use the trickster to facilitate a greater understanding of the return of evil in the modern era. Instead of simply opposing 'good' and 'evil', the figure of the trickster is used to pursue the trajectories of similarities and quasi-similarities through imitation.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138312142
• ISBN13: 9781138312142
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"