Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art
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Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art

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Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art

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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 (2 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.

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Yes, you can access Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art by E. Ziolkowski in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Art Theory & Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Evil Children in Religion,Literature, and Art
  3. Contents
  4. List of Plates
  5. Preface
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 The Bad Boys of Bethel as Sacrilegious Type
  9. 2 Patristic and Medieval Views of 2 Kings 2.23–24
  10. 3 Children of the Passion
  11. 4 Urchins Plaguing Saints
  12. 5 The Bethel Boys Motif at the Dawn of Modernity
  13. 6 Nineteenth-Century Antitypes
  14. 7 Twentieth-Century Antitypes
  15. Conclusion
  16. Notes
  17. Biblical Index
  18. General Index