TY - BOOK ID - 146200870 TI - Embodiments of evil : Gog and Magog : interdisciplinary studies of the 'other' in literature & internet texts AU - Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. AU - Aerts, Faustina Clara Wilhelmina AU - McGlinn, Sen PY - 2011 PB - [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Good and evil in literature. KW - End of the world KW - End of the world (Islam) KW - Apocalyptic literature. KW - Eschatology. KW - Other (Philosophy) in literature. KW - Biblical teaching. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146200870 AB - 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. ER -