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Mutants & mystics : science fiction, superhero comics, and the paranormal / Jeffrey J. Kripal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kripal, Jeffrey J. (Jeffrey John), 1962- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- United States.
- Superheroes in literature.
- Occultism in literature.
- Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, American.
- Fantasy fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, American.
- Myth in literature.
- Literature and myth.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 370 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Mutants and mystics
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
- Contents:
- Orientation: from India to the planet Mars
- Alienation: Superman is a crashed alien
- Radiation: metaphysical energies and super sexualities
- Mutation: X-men before their time
- Realization: reading the paranormal writing us
- Authorization: writing the paranormal writing us
- The third kind: the visitor corpus of Whitley Strieber
- Toward a soul-sized story.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780226453835
- 0226453839
- OCLC:
- 701242570
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