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001 2009042453
003 DLC
005 20100528072839.0
008 091019s2010 cau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009042453
020 $a9780313355363 (hc. : alk. paper)
020 $a0313355363 (hc. : alk. paper)
020 $a9780313355370 (ebook)
020 $a0313355371 (ebook)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn429027455
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dC#P$dYDXCP$dBWX$dCDX$dDLC
050 00 $aBL325.H46$bP33 2010
082 00 $a741.5/352$222
100 1 $aPacker, Sharon.
245 10 $aSuperheroes and superegos :$banalyzing the minds behind the masks /$cSharon Packer.
260 $aSanta Barbara :$bPraeger/ABC-CLIO,$cc2010.
300 $axii, 275 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-246) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : superheroes and superegos -- How it happened : comic book characters become blockbuster cinema superstars -- The spandex stretch : between the supernatural and the soap opera -- Ancient myths and modern minds : 1909-2009 -- "With a strong hand and an outstretched arm" : Old Testament traditions -- Myths of metamorphosis : "be all you can be--but much more" -- The secret self : the shadow self, the split self (and the steroid self) -- Family feuds and family romances : "it's a family affair" -- Sex and superheroes : sublimated and subversive -- "What do women want?" -- Sickness strikes : "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not out to get you" -- The wounded warrior : post-traumatic strength disorder -- Conclusion : self-help story, political polemic, or flight into fantasy?
650 0 $aSuperheroes$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aArchetype (Psychology)
650 0 $aMyth.
650 0 $aPopular culture.