| Description |
xvii, 253 pages, 4 leaves plates ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cross-currents in religion and culture |
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Cross-currents in religion and culture (Palgrave (Firm))
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| Contents |
1. The Bad Boys of Bethel as Sacrilegious Type -- 2. Patristic and Medieval Views of 2 Kings 2.23-24 -- 3. Children of the Passion -- 4. Urchins Plaguing Saints -- 5. The Bethel Boys Motif at the Dawn of Modernity -- 6. Nineteenth-Century Antitypes -- 7. Twentieth-Century Antitypes |
| Summary |
"Evil Children in Religion, Literature, and Art explores the genesis, development, and religious significance of a motif involving a gang of urchins, usually male, who mock or assault a holy or eccentric person. Originating in the biblical tale of Elisha's mockery (2 Kings 2.23-24), this motif recurs in literature, hagiography, and art from antiquity to our own time."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Elisha (Biblical prophet)
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| SUBJECT |
Bible. Kings, 2nd, II, 23-24 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History
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| Subject |
Children in art.
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Children in literature.
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Children in the Bible.
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| LC no. |
2001021946 |
| ISBN |
0333918959 |
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