Embodiments of evil : Gog and Magog : interdisciplinary studies of the 'other' in literature & internet texts / A.A. Seyed-Gohrab, F. Doufikar-Aerts and Sen McGlinn, (eds.)

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. (Ali Asghar), 1968- editor.

Aerts, Faustina Clara Wilhelmina, 1954- editor.

McGlinn, Sen, editor.

Series:

Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)

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Iranian studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Good and evil in literature.

End of the world--Biblical teaching.

End of the world.

End of the world (Islam).

Apocalyptic literature.

Eschatology.

Other (Philosophy) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages) : illustrations, map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Leiden] : Leiden University Press, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

In Europe: Gog and Magog in medieval and early modern western tradition / W.P. Gerritsen

Gog, Magog, dogheads and other monsters in the Byzantine world / W.J. Aerts

In the Arab world: Dogfaces, snake-tongues, and the wall against Gog and Magog / F.C.W. Douflikar-Aerts

Gog and Magog in modern garb / R. Kruk

Is my firewall secure? Gog and Magog on the internet / A. Jaber

In the Berber tradition: A note on Gog and Magog in Tashelhiyt Berber of south Morocco / H.J. Stroomer

In the Persian tradition: Unfathomable evil: the presentation of Gog and Magog in Persian literature / A.A. Seyed-Gohrab

Gog and Magog in contemporary Shiite Quran-commentaries / J.G.C. ter Haar

In Javanese tradition: Juja-Makjuja as the Antichrist in a Javanese end-of-time narrative / E. Wieringa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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OCLC:

1030816815

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_595043

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access