The Symbolism of EvilBeacon Press, 1967 - 357 pages "According to Ricoeur, the most primal and spontaneous symbols of evil are defilement, sin and guilt ... Ricoeur moves from the elementary symbols of evil into the rich world of myths ... and he ends by suggesting that the clue to the relation between philosophy to mythology is to be found in the aphorism 'The symbol gives rise to the thought' ... Ricoeur's method and argument are too intricate and rich to assess in so short a review. Suffice it to say that this is the most massive accomplisment of any philosopher within the ambience of Christian faith since the appearance of Gabriel Marcel" - Sam Keen, The Christian Century |
Table des matières
PHENOMENOLOGY OF CONFESSION | 3 |
DEFILEMENT | 25 |
SIN | 47 |
GUILT | 100 |
RECAPITULATION OF THE SYMBOLISM | 151 |
THE SYMBOLIC FUNCTION OF MYTHS | 161 |
THE DRAMA OF CREATION AND | 175 |
The Ritual Reenactment of the Creation and the Figure | 191 |
THE ADAMIC MYTH AND | 232 |
The Instant of the Fall | 243 |
The Lapse of Time of the Drama of Temptation | 252 |
Justification and Eschatological Symbols | 260 |
THE MYTH OF THE EXILED SOUL | 279 |
THE CYCLE OF THE MYTHS | 306 |
THE SYMBOL GIVES RISE TO THOUGHT | 347 |
Droits d'auteur | |
THE WICKED GOD AND THE TRAGIC | 211 |