Embodiments of Evil: Gog and Magog

• Hoofdauteur: Seyed-Gohrab, A.A (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Doufikar-Aerts, F. (auth), McGlinn, S. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Leiden University Press 2011
• Reeks: Iranian Studies Series
• Onderwerpen: Literature: history & criticism; evil in literature; language and linguistics; history; God; Gog and Magog; Magog (Bible); Quran
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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 us...