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The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil

by Heinrich Zimmer

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Mythic stories in conversation

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Mythic stories in conversation

Heinrich Zimmer brings tales from Eastern and Western traditions into a shared frame: the human struggle with evil. The selection ranges from the Arabian Nights and Irish pagan legends to medieval Christian stories, Arthurian material, and early Hinduism. Zimmer’s retellings are paired with interpretations of the stories’ symbols, connecting varied mythic traditions through a philosophical reading. The book therefore combines narrative material with comparative mythology, inviting attention both to each tale and to the ideas Zimmer finds across them.

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  • Readers interested in comparative mythology and the interpretation of symbols
  • Those exploring folktales, legends, and myth from Eastern and Western traditions
  • Readers seeking a scholarly approach to traditional stories

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The struggle between good and evilComparative mythologySymbolism in traditional talesEastern and Western literary traditions

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A classic work of comparative mythology by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer

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 retelling these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings of their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of their myths.

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