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Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art (2001)

Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art (2001)

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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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Pub dateMay 21, 2001
ISBN-101349423947
ISBN-139781349423941
LanguageEnglish
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