Abstract Barth responds to the modern lack of language for talking evil by developing concept das Nichtige ( CD III/3, §50). ‘ Das ’ – which ‘nothingness’ is an insufficient translation encompasses not only sin, but also demonic dimension evil, as well physical suffering and death, without reducing it a harmartiocentric perspective. Compared with traditional concepts, this leads almost unbearab...

RICHARD CAVENDISH, The powers of evil in western religion, magic and folk belief, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1975, 8vo, pp. ix, 299, £5.95. Evil supernatural agencies are part of every culture in degrees varying with their sophistication. As is to be expected, primitive man is surrounded by them, but they are of course still believed in by races who boast advanced social and cultural devel...

This article studies the problem of evil in Abrahamic religions and philosophical traditions, and tries to restate their solutions in a contemporary language. The author aims at affirming traditional Abrahamic approaches to theodicy that preserve divine omnipotence, benevolence, and omniscience, but without denying the reality of evil.

Sexual exploitation and trafficking of the young and vulnerable has devastating consequences for their physical and emotional development, health, and well-being. The horrific treatment they suffer bears the hallmarks of evil made manifest. Governments have enacted laws pursuant to international treaties, conventions, and protocols. Nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are working...

Diseases can be considered as acts or invasions by the gods, demons, or evil spirits, and treated by the invocation of supposedly supernatural powers. Or they were considered the effects of natural causes and are consequently treated by natural means. In the struggle between the magic and the scientific conception the latter has gradually emerged victorious in the western world. The fight has b...

Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) supply chain, when given serious consideration at all, is frequently seen as a challenge— a high-cost, but necessary evil to ensure the availability of parts that support equipment reliability. Among the challenges are integrating end-to-end planning, increasing reliability/availability of physical assets, optimizing inventory, and realizing effective spe...

In rural African communities, there are widespread beliefs that epilepsy is due to possession of bewitchment by evil spirits or the devil. There is also a belief that the transmis­ sion of the disease is by physical contact, such as by sa­ liva (Osuntokun 1990:106). In central Africa, as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa, epilepsy is attributed to the presence of a lizard in the brain, and epilepti...

abstract:the aim of current study is to investigate customs, traditions and beliefs related to evil eye according to anthropology of religion and beliefs. some differences have been always distinguished between religious rites and magical rites in anthropology of religion. in this study, we will first present determined definitions of religion and witchery from anthropological perspective and t...

background and objectives: enjoining good and forbidding (egfe) evil are two fundamental topics in islam. many verses and narratives underscore the social, religious and political duties implied by enjoining good and forbidding evil. after all, these two divine treasures have been neglected because of indulgence and forgetfulness. the prime reason for this negligence seems to be the obliviousne...