When we think about gods, many of us picture beings of good, love, and light. But there's another side that often lurks in the shadows. We're talking about the evil gods. These dark deities form a chilling chapter in our world's mythologies. The Role of Evil Gods in Mythology Differe...
Evil, in a large sense, may be described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to exist in the universe, to the desires and needs of individuals; whence arises, among human beings at least, the suffering in which life abounds. Thus evil, from the point of view of human...
The mythology of man and unlimited humanism should be replaced with rational and critical humanism differentiated from its contemporary concept. This should be so as there are immense differences in the structure of the human character, and there is also the perpetual spiral of m...
Mythology & Folklore This category analyzes the stories and legends that feature demons and other supernatural beings in different cultural contexts. It also investigates the sources, influences, and interpretations of these myths and folktales, as well as their connections to history, society, and ps...
There is no area in our minds reserved for superstition, such as the Greeks had in their mythology; and superstition, under cover of an abstract vocabulary, has revenged itself by invading the entire realm of thought. Our science is like a store filled with the most subtle intellectual ...
In Hinduism, Ravana is widely seen as a symbol of evil. However, Sri-Lankan mythology claims him as a great ruler. 43. Ruthven Ruthven is a fictional name without meaning. The vampire Lord Ruthven is thought to be the first vampire to appear in English Literature. He was the title charac...
“You think you can fight me? I'm not a demon, little girl. I am something that you can't even conceive. The First Evil. Beyond sin, beyond death. I am the thing the darkness fears. You'll never see me, but I am everywhere. Every being, every thought, ev
The Six-Eared Macaque (Liu’er mihou, 六耳獼猴) (fig. 1) is one of the most interesting villains that Sun Wukong faces in Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592). He is an example of the evil twin archetype from world mythology. But unlike modern media which sometimes ...
Evil and/or/as The Good: Omnicentrism, Intersubjectivity, and Value Paradox in Tiantai Buddhist Thought (review) of one who desires enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. There is, in these three characterizations, some semblance to Brassard?s categories o... David,Loy - 《...
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