Superheroes and their ancient jewish parallels: a comparative study
Auteur :
Miles, Johnny E.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476669984
Date de publication :
23 mars 2018
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
286 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
By using modern American superheroes and their stories as cross-cultural conversation partners, this book uniquely presents the stories of select Israelite characters as hero stories (beyond that as models of faith) while discerning those needs such (super)hero figures would have satisfied for a post-exilic Jewish culture.