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Out of Eden : Adam and Eve and the problem of evil / Paul W. Kahn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2007.Description: 232 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0691126933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780691126937 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 22
LOC classification:
  • BJ1401 .K34 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: the study of evil -- A preliminary meditation on Oedipus and Adam -- Evil and the image of the sacred -- Love and evil -- Political evil: slavery and the shame of nature -- Political evil: killing, sacrifice, and the image of god -- Conclusion: tragedy, comedy, and the banality of evil.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the study of evil -- A preliminary meditation on Oedipus and Adam -- Evil and the image of the sacred -- Love and evil -- Political evil: slavery and the shame of nature -- Political evil: killing, sacrifice, and the image of god -- Conclusion: tragedy, comedy, and the banality of evil.

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