Evil Children in Religion, Literature and Art: The Bad Boys of Bethel (Cross Currents in Religion and Culture) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Evil Children in Religion, Literature and Art: The Bad Boys of Bethel (Cross Currents in Religion and Culture) Book

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.Read More

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  • 0333918959
  • 9780333918951
  • Professor Eric Ziolkowski
  • 21 May 2001
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 272
  • First
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