03191nam 2200769 a 450 991046014440332120211005223034.01-4411-1311-81-283-12252-997866131225201-4411-2722-4(CKB)2670000000083615(EBL)711085(OCoLC)727649590(SSID)ssj0000522094(PQKBManifestationID)11336239(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522094(PQKBWorkID)10522822(PQKB)11417484(MiAaPQ)EBC711085(Au-PeEL)EBL711085(CaPaEBR)ebr10472209(CaONFJC)MIL312252(OCoLC)730242690(MiAaPQ)EBC6161827(MiAaPQ)EBC1727313(Au-PeEL)EBL1727313(OCoLC)883567580(EXLCZ)99267000000008361520110623d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDo the gods wear capes?[electronic resource] spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes /Ben Saunders1st ed.London Continuum20111 online resource (191 p.)New directions in religion and literatureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-3556-4 0-8264-4198-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexBrash, 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 problem of evil; the will-to-power; the tension between intimacy and vulnerability; and the challenge of love, in the face of mortality. He concluNew directions in religion and literature.SuperheroesPsychological aspectsSuperheroesReligionSpiritualityFantasyElectronic books.SuperheroesPsychological aspects.Superheroes.Religion.Spirituality.Fantasy.291.213Saunders Ben148752MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460144403321Do the gods wear capes2455460UNINA