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  Superheroes and Gods: A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman (Paperback) By (author) Don LoCicero

  

  

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  Short Description for Superheroes and Gods 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 (i.e. Babylonias Gilgamesh and Enkidu), ancient gods (i.e. Greece's Eros and Tartarus), and modern superheroes (i.e. the United States Superman and Captain Marvel) and identifies the often striking similarities between each unique category o
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  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Published: 15 November 2007
  • Format: Paperback 249 pages
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  • Categories: Myth & Legend Told As Fiction | Popular Culture | Folklore, Myths & Legends
  • ISBN 13: 9780786431847 ISBN 10: 0786431849

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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).