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The King and the Corpse : Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil by Heinrich Robert Zimmer is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The King and the Corpse : Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil about?
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.
Who reads The King and the Corpse : Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Heinrich Robert Zimmer
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Published
- 1948
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Rating
- 4.35 / 5 (148 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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