Overview
- Explores 'the superhero' as representative of a uniquely emergent modern mythology
- Uncover what the (re)emergence of these perennial goddesses and gods have to say to us about our secret super selves
- Applies the analytical tools of comparative mythology and depth psychology to the superhero genre
Part of the book series: Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture (CRPC)
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A New Gnosis: Comic Books as Modern Mythology
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Archetypal Amplifications: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology
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Book Title: A New Gnosis
Book Subtitle: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology
Editors: David M. Odorisio
Series Title: Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20127-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20126-4Published: 02 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-20127-1Published: 01 January 2023
Series ISSN: 2945-7777
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7785
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 260
Topics: Comparative Religion, Comics Studies, Religion and Psychology, Popular Culture