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UNINA9910460144403321 |
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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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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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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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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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problem of evil; the will-to-power; the tension between intimacy and vulnerability; and the challenge of love, in the face of mortality. He conclu |
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UNINA9910702014503321 |
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Autore |
Geng Steven M |
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Demagnetization tests performed on a linear alternator for a Stirling power convertor [[electronic resource] /] / Steven M. Geng, Janis M. Niedra, Gene E. Schwarze |
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Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, , [2012] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (10 pages) : color illustrations |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NiedraJanis M |
SchwarzeGene E |
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Soggetti |
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Stirling cycle |
Spacecraft power supplies |
Permanent magnets |
Pressure vessels |
Demagnetization |
Electric potential |
Linear alternators |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 1, 2012). |
"May 2012." |
"Prepared for the 9th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC) sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, San Diego, California, July 31-August 3, 2011." |
"AIAA-2011-5728." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 10) |
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