Chad V Meister - The History of Evil in the Medieval Age: 450-1450

The second volume of The History of Evil explores the philosophy of evil in the long Middle Ages. Starting from the Augustinian theme of evil as a deprivation or perversion of what is good, this period saw the maturation of concepts of natural evil, of evil as sin involving the will, and of malicious agents aiming to increase evil in general and sin in particular. Comprising fifteen chapters, the contributions address key figures of the Christian Middle Ages or traditions sharing some similar cultural backgrounds, such as medieval Judaism and Islam. Other chapters examine contemporaneous developments in the Middle East, China, India and Japan. The volume concludes with an overview of contemporary transpositions of Dante, illustrating the remarkable and ongoing cultural influence of medieval accounts of evil today.

This outstanding treatment of the history of evil at the crucial and determinative inception of its key concepts will appeal to those with particular interests in the ideas of evil and good.

Andrew Pinsent is Research Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, at Oxford University, UK, a Research Fellow of Harris Manchester College and a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford.

Chad Meister is Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Bethel College, USA.

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy at St Olaf College, USA.

Series Editors: Chad Meister and Charles Taliaferro

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Edited by Andrew Pinsent
Series editors: Chad Meister and Charles Taliaferro

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Names: Angier, Tom P. S., editor.

Title: The history of evil / edited by Tom Angier, Chad Meister, and Charles Taliaferro.

Description: 1 [edition]. | New York : Routledge-Taylor & Francis, 2016. | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015048701 | ISBN 9781138642300 (v. 1 : hbk)

Subjects: LCSH: Good and evilHistory.

Classification: LCC BJ1401 .H57 2016 | DDC 170.9dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015048701

ISBN: 978-1-138-23716-2 (Set, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-64230-0 (Vol I, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-63005-2 (Vol I, ebk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-23680-6 (Vol II, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-351-13852-9 (Vol II, ebk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-23682-0 (Vol III, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-351-13848-2 (Vol III, ebk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-23683-7 (Vol IV, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-351-13840-6 (Vol, IV, ebk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-23684-4 (Vol V, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-351-13836-9 (Vol V, ebk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-23687-5 (Vol VI, hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-351-13960-1 (Vol VI, ebk)

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