Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art
2001
Online
E-Book
Zugriff:
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 (2 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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Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ziolkowski, E. |
Veröffentlichung: | 2001 |
Medientyp: | E-Book |
ISBN: | 978-0-333-91895-1 (print) ; 978-0-230-59975-8 (electronic) |
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