Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art (Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture)
Eric Ziolkowski
Evil Children in Religion, Literature and Art explores the genesis, development, and religious significance of a literary and iconographic motif, involving a gang of urchins, usually male, who mock or assault a holy or eccentric person, typically an adult. Originating in the biblical tale of Elisha's mockery ( Kings 2.23-24), this motif recurs in literature, hagiography, and art, from antiquity up to our own time, strikingly defying the conventional Judeo-Christian and Romantic image of the child as a symbol of innocence.
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Year:
2001
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Language:
english
Pages:
253
ISBN 10:
0333918959
Series:
Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture
File:
PDF, 1.33 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2001
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