, in this context, is "shadow." Mythology In Western tradition, darkness has often been associated with evil, evil entities (e.g., demons or Satan) and Hell or, especially in Egyptian mythology, the underworld. This concept can be seen personified in the character of Darkness played by actor Tim Curry in the 1985 fantasy movie, Legend, in which Darkness takes the form of a 15-foot-high stereotype of Satan, complete with reddened skin, long horns and cloven hooves. Darkness was an important part of ancient gnostic religious systems, in which it was usually associated with evil. According to the gnostics, the world is a result of war between darkness and light. In the Early Modern Period, the Middle Ages were commonly viewed as The Dark Ages, in reference to the relative dearth of surviving written records from, as well as to perceived scientific and technological stagnation in, the Middle Ages. Fiction A haunting evocation of the never-ending quotidian struggles between the forces of light and darkness — the latter, with its attendant "fear, error and crime" — is found in Bolesław Prus' 1885 micro-story, "Shades." Asian depictions of darkness as a force for evil include "dark miko." "Dark tourism" is travel to sites associated with death and suffering.
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