Political sociology and anthropology of evil: tricksterology, the
Auteur :
Horvath, Agnes / Szakolczai, Arpad
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032088105
Date de publication :
30 juin 2021
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
410 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book offers a novel interpretation of contemporary modernity and its permanent liminality by revisiting the classical question of the nature of evil through the anthropologically based concept of the ‘trickster’: a paradoxical figure who is considered at once an outcast and a cultural hero.