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Evil children in religion, literature, and art / Eric Ziolkowski.
Van Pelt Library BS1335.52 .Z56 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ziolkowski, Eric, 1958-
- Series:
- Cross-currents in religion and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Kings, 2nd, II, 23-24--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.
- Elisha (Biblical prophet).
- Bible.
- Children in the Bible.
- Children in literature.
- Children in art.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 253 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
- Summary:
- "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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0333918959
- OCLC:
- 45951623
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