Construction of Evil in North East India: Myth, Narrative and Discourse

By Prasenjit Biswas

Book Overview

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. In order to explore the possible meanings of evil, it brings together essays contributed by scholars and practitioners from various human and social sciences such as philosophy, sociology, and ethnography.

Construction of Evil in North East India discusses a wide range of themes, ranging from discourses about the belief in evil to the religious appropriation of ′evil′ to the more contemporary politico-aesthetic construction of evil. It is an excellent disposition of the myths, narratives, and discourses, drawn from the tribal experiences of North East India, which also examines the possibility of overcoming the forms of evil in correlation with both the ′local′ and the ′global′ situations of war, terror, and redemption.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353289610
• ISBN13: 9789353289614
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"