The symbolism of evil /
Ricur, Paul,
The symbolism of evil / [print] Paul Ricoeur ; translated from the French by Emerson Buchanan. - Boston : Beacon Press, (c)1969. - 362 pages ; 21 cm. - Beacon paperback Ariadne ; 18 .
"An Ariadne book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Phenomenology of "confession" -- Defilement -- Sin -- Guilt -- Recapitulation of the symbolism of evil in the concept of the servile will -- The "myths" of the beginning and of the end -- The symbolic function of myths -- The drama of creation and the "ritual" vision of the world -- The wicked god and the "tragic" vision of existence -- The "Adamic" myth and the "eschatological" vision of history -- The myth of the exiled soul and salvation through knowledge -- The cycle of the myths -- The symbol gives rise to thought.
9780807015674
Sin.
Good and evil.
Religion.
BT715 BT715.B918.S963 1969
The symbolism of evil / [print] Paul Ricoeur ; translated from the French by Emerson Buchanan. - Boston : Beacon Press, (c)1969. - 362 pages ; 21 cm. - Beacon paperback Ariadne ; 18 .
"An Ariadne book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Phenomenology of "confession" -- Defilement -- Sin -- Guilt -- Recapitulation of the symbolism of evil in the concept of the servile will -- The "myths" of the beginning and of the end -- The symbolic function of myths -- The drama of creation and the "ritual" vision of the world -- The wicked god and the "tragic" vision of existence -- The "Adamic" myth and the "eschatological" vision of history -- The myth of the exiled soul and salvation through knowledge -- The cycle of the myths -- The symbol gives rise to thought.
9780807015674
Sin.
Good and evil.
Religion.
BT715 BT715.B918.S963 1969