Engaging Evil: A Moral Anthropology (Methodology & History in Anthropology, 36) - Softcover

 
9781800736405: Engaging Evil: A Moral Anthropology (Methodology & History in Anthropology, 36)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1800736401 ISBN 13: 9781800736405
Publisher: Berghahn Books, 2022

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.

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About the Authors

William C. Olsen is a lecturer for anthropology and African studies at Georgetown University.



Thomas J. Csordas is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and James Y. Chan Presidential Chair in Global Health at the University of California, San Diego.

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Publisher
Berghahn Books
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1800736401
ISBN 13 
9781800736405
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
322
Editor
Olsen William C., Csordas Thomas J.