Embodiments of Evil: Gog and Magog

• Автор: Seyed-Gohrab, A.A (auth)
• Інші автори: Doufikar-Aerts, F. (auth), McGlinn, S. (auth)
• Формат: Електронний ресурс Частина з книги
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Leiden University Press 2011
• Серія: Iranian Studies Series
• Предмети: Literature: history & criticism; evil in literature; language and linguistics; history; God; Gog and Magog; Magog (Bible); Quran
• Онлайн доступ: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Резюме

Gog and Magog, as archetypes of evil, have dwelt in our consciousness since their threatening appearance in the Bible and Quran. Maps, literature and texts ranging from Medieval Europe, the Byzantine and Arab world, in Berber, Persian and Indonesian traditions, to contemporary internet texts: all use these imaginary monstrous creatures. The figures are constantly reinterpreted as the enemies of order change. This volume reveals in eight essays the images of the 'Other' in genres ranging from contemporary folk religion on the internet to the rich literary heritage of Alexander romances.

ISBN

9789087280895
9789087280901
9789400600119

Доступ

Open Access