American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion

American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9781137463609
ISBN-13 : 1137463600
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Download or read book American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion written by A. Lewis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlocking a new and overdue model for reading comic books, this unique volume explores religious interpretations of popular comic book superheroes such as the Green Lantern and the Hulk. This superhero subgenre offers a hermeneutic for those interested in integrating mutiplicity into religious practices and considerations of the afterlife.


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