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Superheroes and spirituality: the religion of the comics

Superheroes and spirituality: the religion of the comics

From last year’s summer blockbuster, Superman Returns, to this summer’s third installment of Spider-Man, comic book heroes are bringing their pseudo-religious characters to the cinema. Religion experts and observers of pop culture say these superheroes reflect – some more overtly than others – traditional religious archetypes and values in nontraditional settings. Yet the popularity of [...]


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