Bücher von Douglas Allen

This is an audacious book. To think that my thoughts about life would be important to anyone else is presumptuous. I wrote it because I had to-regardless of whether anyone else ever read it-and because I seem to see the world very differently than almost everyone I've ever with about serious things. I'm publishing it on the off chance that someone else might enjoy reading itIf you are open to having not just your beliefs challenged, but the very language you use to frame the issues you have opinions about, then you might enjoy this. Otherwise, don't bother.The issues discussed here: politics (I'm neither right nor left), religion (it's a sin), parenthood (it's simpler, if not easier, than you think), language, symbols, institutions, ethics, and a few other odds and ends.

The chapters on Sri Lanka explain the role of Buddhist myth in justifying political oppression, the conflict between the ideal of Buddhist pacifism and the reality of political violence, and the impact of race, class, and gender on political conflict.

This is an interesting study with a great deal of information on Eliade's main themes and a detailed account of his understanding of myth.