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UNINA9910460144403321 |
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Autore |
Saunders Ben |
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Titolo |
Do the gods wear capes? [[electronic resource] ] : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes / / Ben Saunders |
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London, : Continuum, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-1311-8 |
1-283-12252-9 |
9786613122520 |
1-4411-2722-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Collana |
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New directions in religion and literature |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Superheroes - Psychological aspects |
Superheroes |
Religion |
Spirituality |
Fantasy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Power of Love; Chapter One: Superman: Truth, Justice, and All that Stuff; Chapter Two: Wonder Woman: Bondage and Liberation; Chapter Three: Spider-Man: Heroic Failure and Spiritual Triumph; Chapter Four: Iron Man: Techno-Faith; Coda: Modern Gods; Appendix: On the Place of Superhero Studies within Comics Studies; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Brash, bold, and sometimes brutal, superheroes might seem to epitomize modern pop-culture at its most melodramatic and mindless. But according to Ben Saunders, the appeal of the superhero is fundamentally metaphysical - even spiritual - in nature. In chapter-length analyses of the early comic book adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Iron-Man, Saunders explores a number of complex philosophical and theological issues, including: the |
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