Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cross Currents in Religion and Culture
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	E. Ziolkowski
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	253
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-91895-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Human figures depicted in art > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	0-333-91895-9
Barcode:	9780333918951

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