Superheroes and superegos
Subtitle: analyzing the minds behind the masks
By: Sharon Packer.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313355363; 9780313355370
Subjects: Superheroes -- Psychological aspects; Archetype (Psychology); Myth; Popular culture
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : superheroes and superegos; title: How it happened : comic book characters become blockbuster cinema superstars; title: The spandex stretch : between the supernatural and the soap opera; title: Ancient myths and modern minds : 1909-2009; title: "With a strong hand and an outstretched arm" : Old Testament traditions; title: Myths of metamorphosis : "be all you can be-but much more."; title: The secret self : the shadow self, the split self (and the steroid self); title: Family feuds and family romances : "it's a family affair"; title: Sex and superheroes : sublimated and subversive; title: "What do women want?"; title: Sickness strikes : "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not out to get you"; title: The wounded warrior : post-traumatic strength disorder; title: Conclusion : self-help story, political polemic, or flight into fantasy?