The Two Hands of God
Published: 1 Jan 1963
Description
THE TWO HANDS OF GOD IS A FASCINATING EXPLORATION AND EXPOSITION OF THE MYTHS OF POLARITY, THOSE CRUCIAL SYMBOLIC RELATIONSHIPS SUCH AS LIGHT AND DARKNESS, GOOD AND EVIL, WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE INNER UNITY OF OPPOSITES. IT IS A RICH SOURCE OF THE THEMES THAT HAVE MADE ALAN W. WATTS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSPHERS. THOSE THEMES, CENTERING ON THE IDEA THAT EXPLICIT OPPOSITION CONCEALS IMPLICIT UNITY, ARE SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED HERE BY A TREASURY OF STORIES AND MYTHS FROM CHINESE, INDIAN, EGYPTIAN, IRANIAN, AND EARLY CHRISTIAN SOURCES, AND BY TWENTY-THREE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES TO WHICH DETAILED EXPLICATIONS ARE SUPPLIED.
