Postmodern messiahs: the changing saviours of contemporary popular culture

The messiah myth is alive and well in the modern world. Contemporary science fiction film has taken the myth to heart and given us an endless stream of larger than life heroes. The heroes of the present are, however, not exactly the same as the heroes of the past. A changing world demands new things...

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Main Author: Sofia Sjö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2009-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67351