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oapen-20.500.12657-328862023-05-24T15:21:58Z Embodiments of Evil: Gog and Magog Seyed-Gohrab, A.A. Doufikar-Aerts, F. McGlinn, S. evil in literature language and linguistics history God Gog and Magog Magog (Bible) Quran bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism 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. 2016-02-04 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:21:41Z 2020-04-01T14:21:41Z 2011 book 595043 OCN: 1066424783 9789087280901 9789400600119 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32886 eng Iranian Studies Series application/pdf n/a 595043.pdf http://www.lup.nl/product/embodiments-of-evil-gog-and-magog/ Leiden University Press 10.24415/9789087280895 10.24415/9789087280895 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 9789087280901 9789400600119 open access
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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.
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