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Do the gods wear capes? : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes
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Do the gods wear capes? : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes / Ben Saunders.
ISBN
9780826441980 (pbk.)
9780826435569
0826435564
082644198X (pbk.)
Published
London ; New York : Continuum, c2011.
Physical Description
xi, 178 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 27, 2011
Series
New directions in religion and literature
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-174) and index.
Contents
Introduction : The power of love
Superman : truth, justice, and all that stuff
Wonder Woman : bondage and liberation
Spider-Man : heroic failure and spiritual triumph
Iron Man : techno-faith
Coda : modern gods
Appendix : On the place of superhero studies within comics studies.
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