Scholarly Approaches to the Concept of "Evil" and the Figure of Māra in South Asia
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| ID | 4299505 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Michael Nichols (Ripon College, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Fascículo | 9 |
| Páginas | 530-537 |
| Data de publicação | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2010.00238.x |
| OpenAlex | W1933675100 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 13 |
In this article, I survey prominent themes in the scholarly analysis of the concept of `evil' in South Asian religious traditions. Some of the issues I highlight in this regard are the problems in defining `evil' in the South Asian context and the past tendency to privilege philosophical materials over literary sources. Besides this general topic, I also focus particularly on past scholarly approaches to and interpretations of the Buddhist figure `Māra,' which to a great extent have illustrated the general trends laid out in the first section. Finally, I conclude that future approaches to the South Asian concept of `evil' in general, and Māra in particular, ought to find ways to blend philosophical and literary materials, as well as maintain sensitivity to how the notion of `evil' has played a social role among South Asian religious traditions
Buddhism · Epistemology · Political ponerology · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Theology · Anthropology · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |