The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil (Works by Heinrich Zimmer) - Softcover

Zimmer, Heinrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 069101776X ISBN 13: 9780691017761

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1971

Synopsis

Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings within their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of this assortment of myth.

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Product Description:

The King and the Corpse Drawing on both Eastern and Western literature, this is an anthology of stories linked by the theme of conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the "Arabian Nights", this theme unfolds in stories from early Hinduism, Irish paganism, the Arthurian cycle and other legends. Full description

Review:

"This handsome volume of essays . . . is the yield of what can be called an Indologist's holiday. . . . Expertly edited by Joseph Campbell, these essays rest upon Zimmer's belief--a belief which he shares with Jung and others--that the spiritual heritage of archaic man still survives in "the deeper unconscious layers of our soul.'"--Saturday Review of Literature

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 069101776X
• ISBN 13: 9780691017761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362
• Editor: Campbell Joseph