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LoCicero, Don. Superheroes and Gods: A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman. Jefferson, London: McFarland, 2008. Added by: joachim (11/26/09, 12:03 PM) Last edited by: joachim (11/26/09, 12:07 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-0-7864-3184-7 BibTeX citation key: LoCicero2008a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Jung. Carl Gustav, Myth, Religion, Superhero Creators: LoCicero Publisher: McFarland (Jefferson, London) |
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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 hero’s unique time period or culture. Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the final chapter examines modern descendants of the hero prototype like Batman and Spiderman and several infamous anti-heroes (for example, Dracula and The Hulk). Table of Contents Preface 1 Introduction 3 1. Babylonia 7 2. Persia 18 3. India 37 4. Egypt 50 5. Greece 69 6. Rome 112 7. Scandinavia and Germany 126 8. The United States 155 9. Finland 179 10. The Super Antihero 201 Epilogue 228 Chapter Notes 231 Bibliography 241 Index 243 Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |