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Title PERSPECTIVES ON EVIL : from banality to genocide.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : RODOPI, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 290 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries ; 103
At the interface/probing the boundaries ; 103.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The question of evil is one of the oldest and most intensely studied topics in intellectual history. In fiction, legend and mythology the boundary between good and evil is often depicted as clear-cut, at least to the reader or listener, who is supposed to understand such tales as lessons and warnings. Evil is something that must be avoided by the hero in some cases and vanquished in others; it is either the exact opposite of the expected good behaviour, or its complete absence. Even so, for the characters in these didactic fictions, it turns out to be deceptively easy to fall to the infernal, 'dark' side. This volume draws on the expertise of an interdisciplinary group of contributors to chart events and deeds of an 'evil' nature that have been lived in the (recent) past and have become part of history, from individual to institutionalised evil"--Back cover
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Good and evil.
Good and evil.
Other Form: Print version: PERSPECTIVES ON EVIL. [Place of publication not identified] : RODOPI, 2019 9789004365827 (OCoLC)1148151067
ISBN 9789004409262 (electronic book)
9004409262 (electronic book)
9789004365827
9004365826
Standard No. 10.1163/9789004409262.