Superheroes and Gods A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman

Name: Superheroes and Gods A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman
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ISBN: 9780786431847

ISBN-10: 0786431849

ISBN-13: 9780786431847

Edition: 2008

Authors: Don LoCicero

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The work provides a unique study of superheroes and gods in literature, popular culture, and ancient myth. The author selects a number of mythological figures (e.g., Babylonia's Gilgamesh and Enkidu), ancient gods (e.g., Greece's Eros and Tartarus), and modern superheroes (e.g., the United States' Superman and Captain Marvel) and identifies the often striking similarities between each unique category of characters. The author contends that the vast majority of mythological superheroes follow the same archetypal character patterns, regardless of each heros unique time period or culture. Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 10/29/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 255
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Babylonia



Persia



India



Egypt



Greece



Rome



Scandinavia and Germany



The United States



Finland



The Super Antihero


Epilogue


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


Index