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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 tales in conversation

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Mythic tales in conversation

Heinrich Zimmer brings together stories from Eastern and Western traditions around a shared question: how people confront the forces of evil. The collection ranges from an Arabian Nights tale through Irish pagan, medieval Christian, and Arthurian legends to early Hindu stories. Zimmer’s retellings connect the tales’ symbols and invite a comparative reading of their myths, presenting them as parts of a broader philosophical whole. The book’s appeal lies in this cross-cultural arrangement: familiar and less familiar traditions can be considered side by side, with recurring concerns placed in view across distinct bodies of legend.

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  • Readers interested in comparative mythology and folklore
  • Those exploring Arthurian, Irish, Christian, or Hindu legendary traditions
  • Readers curious about symbolic and philosophical readings of traditional tales

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Conflict with evilComparative mythologySymbolism in legendsPhilosophical interpretations of myth

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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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