Do the Gods Wear Capes? Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes

Name: Do the Gods Wear Capes? Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes
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ISBN: 9780826441980

ISBN-10: 082644198X

ISBN-13: 9780826441980

Edition: 2011

Authors: Ben Saunders, Emma Mason, Mark Knight

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Ben Saunders shows that Superhero comics address deep emotional needs. From their earliest days, Superheroes have engaged with some of the most profound spiritual questions that a human being can face: What does it mean to be good? Why is there evil? Why can't I have what I want? How should I live, knowing that I must die? The book suggests these fantasies of power and romance are attempts to wrestle and negotiate with some fundamentally spiritual issues: the problem of evil, the inescapability of human imperfection, and the stark fact of mortality. Saunders argues that the best Superhero comics are not only significant aesthetic achievements - expressions of a misunderstood and…

Book details

List price: $36.30
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 8/4/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Ben Saunders is Associate Professor of English, the University of Oregon.



Acknowledgements


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: Methods and Problems in Superhero Studies


Notes


Index