About the Book: Construction of Evil in North East India: Myth,Narrative and
Discourse
Construction of Evil in North East India is an illuminatingstudy on the concept
of evil and its representations in literature,political theory and social and
cultural movements. It encompassesa wide array of themes in the construction of
'evil' ranging fromdiscourses about the belief in evil to the religious
appropriationof 'evil' to its more contemporary politico-aestheticconstruction.
In order to explore the possible meanings of evil, it bringstogether essays
contributed by scholars and practitioners fromvarious human and social sciences
such as philosophy, sociology andethnography.
Set in the tribal cultural mosaic of North East India, the bookis an excellent
exposition of