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Portrait of a young Japanese boy superhero.

Superheroes and the Hero Monomyth: Part I

Source: Psychology Today

Psychology professor and police chaplain Brian Kinnaird argues for the inlucsion of comic book superheroes with the great classical heroes of mythology.

This entry was posted in Heroes and Quests and tagged Arts & Entertainment, Culture & Society, Opinion on September 1, 2018 by Anita Hacker.

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