DEMONIZATION MOTIVE IN THE WORLD LITERATURE, ITS GENESIS AND SIGNIFICANCE
Keywords:
demonization, religious context, political context, social context, psychological context, psychoanalytic interpretation, Marxist interpretation, feminist interpretation, post-colonial interpretation, cultural interpretationAbstract
This article aims to study the motive of demonization in world literature and its origin. The concept of demonization refers to making characters or creatures appear evil, evil, or malevolent in works of literature. By examining a wide range of literary texts from different cultures and periods, this study seeks to understand the origins, manifestations and consequences of demonization in world literature. The study uses a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, drawing on literary theory, cultural studies, psychology and anthropology to analyze this widespread motif in a comprehensive manner.
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