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Construction of evil in north east India : myth, narrative and discourse /

Set in the tribal cultural mosaic of North East India, this book provides an interesting study on the concept of evil and its representations in literature, political theory, and social and cultural movements. It is an excellent disposition of the myths, narratives, and discourses, drawn from the tr...

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Други автори: Biswas, Prasenjit, 1969- (Editor), Thomas, C. Joshua, (Editor)
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Los Angeles : Sage, 2012.
Серия: Sage studies on India's north east.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=525613
Съдържание:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section I: Evil, Conflict and Politics; 1
  • The Idea of Evil in the Context of India's North East: A Philosophical Analysis; 2
  • God, Good and Evil: A Philosophical Perspective; 3
  • The Good and the Evil: The Self and the Other; 4
  • The Discourse of Evil and the Mizo Folk Imagination; 5
  • A Window to Social Evils/Concerns Portrayed in the Contemporary English Poetry of Nagaland; 6
  • The Idea of Evil among the Adis of Arunachal Pradesh: A Study of Mamang Dai's The Legends of Pensam; Section II: Good and Evil in Society.
  • 7
  • Psychoanalysis and the Evil Within8
  • The Idea of 'Evil' among the Bodos: Text and Context; 9
  • Good and Evil: Naga Society; 10
  • Idea of Evil and Fear of the Supernatural among the Nagas with Special Reference to Angami Tribe; 11
  • An Analysis on the Reading of the Bible and Woman Stories (Ao Tribe); 12
  • Evil and Evil Spirit in Borok Society of Tripura; Section III: Representation of Evil in Myths, Folktales and Narratives; 13
  • Taboos and Superstitions of the Mizo as Manifestations of the Dark Forces.
  • 14
  • An Exploration of Dimensional Perspectives of Devils and Evil Designs among the Khasi-Jaintia People of Meghalaya15
  • Concept of Good and Evil among Karbi Tribe of North East India; 16
  • U Thlen as an Evil: A Critical Study on its Metaphysics; Section IV: The Idea of Evil among Various Communities and Tribes of India's North East; 17
  • The Tiwa Understanding of Evil; 18
  • Evil in Mao Naga Culture: Contemporary Perspectives; 19
  • Soul as the Dream-maker: An Essay on Mao Naga Philosophical Anthropology; About the Editors and Contributors; Index.