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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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Pubblicazione: | London, : Continuum, 2011 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina: | 291.213 |
Soggetto topico: | Superheroes - Psychological aspects |
Superheroes | |
Religion | |
Spirituality | |
Fantasy | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Do the gods wear capes ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4411-1311-8 |
1-283-12252-9 | |
9786613122520 | |
1-4411-2722-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910460144403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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