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03697aam a2200505 a 4500 001 E9FA4E327AF611E19465907D6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120331010034 008 110204t20112011ilua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2011004431 020 $a 0226453839 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780226453835 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)701242570 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d BWX $d CDX $d COO $d DEBBG $d PUL $d IAD $d BDX $d IX2 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN6725 $b .K75 2011 082 00 $a 741.5/973 $2 22 084 $a HU 1821 $2 rvk 100 1 $a Kripal, Jeffrey J. $q (Jeffrey John), $d 1962- $e author. 245 1 $a Mutants and mystics : $b science fiction, superhero comics, and the paranormal / $c Jeffrey J. Kripal. 260 $a Chicago : $b University of Chicago Press, $c [2011], ©2011. 300 $a xvii, 370 p. : $b col. ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-353) and index. 505 0 $a Orientation: from India to the planet Mars -- Alienation: Superman is a crashed alien -- Radiation: metaphysical energies and super sexualities -- Mutation: X-men before their time -- Realization: reading the paranormal writing us -- Authorization: writing the paranormal writing us -- The third kind: the visitor corpus of Whitley Strieber -- Toward a soul-sized story. 520 $a "Account of how comic book heroes have helped their creators and fans alike explore and express a wealth of paranormal experiences ignored by mainstream science. Delving deeply into the work of major figures in the field--from Jack Kirby's cosmic superhero sagas and Philip K. Dick's futuristic head-trips to Alan Moore's sex magic and Whitley Strieber's communion with visitors--Kripal shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the inexplicable and the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Expanded consciousness found its language in the metaphors of sci-fi--incredible powers, unprecedented mutations, time-loops and vast intergalactic intelligences--and the deeper influences of mythology and religion that these in turn drew from; the wildly creative work that followed caught the imaginations of millions. Moving deftly from Cold War science and Fredric Wertham's anticomics crusade to gnostic revelation and alien abduction, Kripal spins out a hidden history of American culture, rich with mythical themes and shot through with an awareness that there are other realities far beyond our everyday understanding."--Jacket. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Superheroes in literature. 650 0 $a Occultism in literature. 650 0 $a Science fiction, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Fantasy fiction, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Myth in literature. 650 0 $a Literature and myth. 650 07 $a Comic. $0 (DE-588c)4010427-8 $2 swd 650 07 $a Held (Motiv) $0 (DE-588c)4159483-6 $2 swd 650 07 $a Science-Fiction. $0 (DE-588c)4054021-2 $2 swd 651 7 $a USA. $0 (DE-588c)4078704-7 $2 swd 856 $u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=024574794&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA $z Inhaltsverzeichnis 856 $u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=024574794&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA $z Klappentext 941 $a 3 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20230602010217.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006062517.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418084826.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E9FA4E327AF611E19465907D6AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b IX2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search