A Whole New People of the Book
Lewis and Lund’s Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.36027Keywords:
Lewis, Lund, Islam, Muslim, SuperheroesAbstract
A. David Lewis and Martin Lund, eds. 'Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation'. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017. 264 pp., 15 illustrations. $24.95, paper.
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Kellman, Ellen. 2015.“NEJS 176b: Jewish Graphic Novels.” Class Syllabus. Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. https://brandeis.schdl.net/course/Spring_2017/NEJS_176B.
Knowles, Christopher. 2007. Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes. San Francisco: Red Wheel/Weiser.
Koltun-Fromm, Ken, and Yvonne Chireau. 2016. “Relg 144: Reading Comics and Religion.” Class Syllabus, 2016. Haverford University, Haverford, PA.
http://dvar.haverford.edu/courses/reading-comics-and-religion/.
Lanzendörfer, Tim. 2015. “Superheroes, Social Responsibility, and the Metaphor of Gods in Mark Waid and Alex Ross’s Kingdom Come.” In Comics: Bilder, Stories und Sequenzen in religiösen Deutungskulturen, edited by Jörn Ahrens, Frank T. Brinkmann, and Nathanael Riemer, 143–62. Wiesbaden: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01428-5_7
Levitz, Paul. 2010. 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking. Köln: Taschen.
Lewis, A. David, ed. 2010. Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books & Graphic Novels. New York: Continuum Press.
———. 2014. American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Lipka, Michael. 2017., “Muslims and Islam: Key Findings in the U.S. and Around the World.” Pew Research Center, August 9. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/08/09/muslims-and-islam-key-findings-in-the-u-s-and-around-the-world/
Locicero, Don. 2008. Superheroes and Gods: A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2008. Print.
Oropeza, B. J., ed. 2008. The Gospel According to Superheroes. Religion and Popular Culture. New York: Peter Lang.
Reynolds, Richard. 1992. Superheroes. A Modern Mythology. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press.
Wanner, Kevin. 2015. “REL 3111: Superhero Comic Book Religion.” Class Syllabus. University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI. https://wmich.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/u443/2014/CAS15-33.pdf
Weinstein, Simcha. 2006. Up, Up and Oy Vey! How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero. Baltimore: Leviathan.
Published
2019-04-08
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How to Cite
Ricker, A. (2019). A Whole New People of the Book: Lewis and Lund’s Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 47(3-4), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.36027
