The origins of evil in Hindu mythology / Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copy - library marks and bookplate remain. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xi, 411 pages ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-396) and index.Contents: Introduction: the problem of evil -- Time, fate, and the fall of man -- The necessity of evil -- God's demons and men -- The paradox of the good demon : the clash between relative and absolute ethics -- the paradox of the evil God: the transfer of sin -- The corruption of demons and men: the false avatar -- The birth of death -- Crowds in heaven -- God is a heretic -- the split child: good and evil within man -- Conclusion: the many paths of theodicy.Subjects: Good and evil Religious aspects Hinduism. Mal Aspect religieux Hindouisme.Good and evil Religious aspects Hinduism.Das B�se HinduismusMythologie �belHindu mythology. Good and evil Religious aspects Hinduism. Hindu mythology. Good and evil.Good and evil - Religious aspects - HinduismMythology, Hindu. Good and evil (Hinduism) Hinduism.Good and evil. Hindu mythology. Mythology.Evil. Good and evil (Hinduism) Hinduismus.Mythologie. Das B�se.