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Superheroes and gods : a comparative study from Babylonia to Batman / Don LoCicero.
Van Pelt Library BL325.H46 L63 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LoCicero, Donald.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heroes--History.
- Heroes.
- Heroes--Mythology.
- Hero worship--History.
- Hero worship.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- v, 249 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
- Summary:
- "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 (i.e. Batman and Spiderman) and several infamous anti-heroes (i.e. Dracula and The Hulk)"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Babylonia
- Persia
- India
- Egypt
- Greece
- Rome
- Scandinavia and Germany
- The United States
- Finland
- The super antihero.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786431847
- 0786431849
- OCLC:
- 156823160
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