Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History

von Graham Seal

242 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book is an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places. The book also looks at the contemporary continuations of the outlaw hero mythology, not only in popular culture and everyday life, but also in the current outbreak of global terrorism.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie
• ISBN: 9780857287922
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2011
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Anthem Press