Embodiments of evil : Gog and Magog : interdisciplinary studies of the 'other' in literature & internet texts /

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 us...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. (Ali Asghar), 1968- (Editor), Aerts, Faustina Clara Wilhelmina, 1954- (Editor), McGlinn, Sen (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	[Leiden] : Leiden University Press, [2011]
Series:	Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
Subjects:	Good and evil in literature. End of the world > Biblical teaching. End of the world (Islam) Apocalyptic literature. Eschatology. Other (Philosophy) in literature. Fin du monde > Enseignement biblique. Fin du monde (Islam) Littérature apocalyptique. Altérité dans la littérature. Literature and literary studies. Literature: history and criticism. Literary Criticism. Apocalyptic literature End of the world > Biblical teaching Eschatology Good and evil in literature Other (Philosophy) in literature European history: medieval period, middle ages. Evil in literature History Language and linguistics Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

In Europe: Gog and Magog in medieval and early modern western tradition / W.P. Gerritsen
Gog, Magog, dogheads and other monsters in the Byzantine world / W.J. Aerts
In the Arab world: Dogfaces, snake-tongues, and the wall against Gog and Magog / F.C.W. Douflikar-Aerts
Gog and Magog in modern garb / R. Kruk
Is my firewall secure? Gog and Magog on the internet / A. Jaber
In the Berber tradition: A note on Gog and Magog in Tashelhiyt Berber of south Morocco / H.J. Stroomer
In the Persian tradition: Unfathomable evil: the presentation of Gog and Magog in Persian literature / A.A. Seyed-Gohrab
Gog and Magog in contemporary Shiite Quran-commentaries / J.G.C. ter Haar
In Javanese tradition: Juja-Makjuja as the Antichrist in a Javanese end-of-time narrative / E. Wieringa.