Format:
1 Online-Ressource (164 p.)
ISBN:
9789400600119
Series Statement:
Iranian Studies Series
Content:
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. Gog and Magog have been represented with dog heads, snake tongues. On the covers of contemporary Arab apocalyptic literature they may be giants or half-humans.This volume Embodiments of Evil: Gog and Magog 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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Frontmatter
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Contents
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In Europe
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Gog and Magog in Medieval and Early Modern Western Tradition
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Gog, Magog, Dogheads and other monsters in the Byzantine World
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In the Arab world
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Dogfaces, Snake-tongues, and the Wall against Gog and Magog
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Gog and Magog in Modern Garb
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Is my firewall secure? Gog and Magog on the Internet
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In the Berber tradition
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A note on Gog and Magog in Tashelhiyt Berber of South Morocc
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In the Persian tradition
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Unfathomable Evil: the Presentation of Gog and Magog in Persian Literature
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Gog and Magog in Contemporary Shiite Quran-commentaries
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In Javanese tradition
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Contributors
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In English
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9789400600119
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400600119
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