Evil In Modern Myth and Ritual

Stivers, Richard

ISBN 10: 0820306185 / ISBN 13: 9780820306186

Published by University of Georgia Press, Athens GA, 1982

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Works out how the concepts of the sacred, symbol, myth, and ritual form a totality in modern culture, especially in respect to what is socially constructed as evil. 189 pages; 6 x 9 ".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evil In Modern Myth and Ritual
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press, Athens GA
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820306185
• ISBN 13: 9780820306186
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Near Fine Wear to covers.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Folklore

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Synopsis

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.