Do the gods wear capes? : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes / Ben Saunders.

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 a...

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Main Author: Saunders, Ben, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, ©2011.
Series:New directions in religion and literature.
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Genre/Form:dissertations.
Academic theses.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central