The Posthumanity of "the Son of Man": Heroes as Postmodern Apocalypse

As a serial narrative, the TV series Heroes cannot end and yet its story is impossible without the continual threat of an end of the world. However, this inability to end also connects these narratives with biblical narratives of the end, which are always "apocalypse without apocalypse" (D...

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Main Author: Aichele, George 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2011]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-275
Further subjects:B Son of Man
B Apocalypse
B Gospel of Mark
B Heroes
B Book of Daniel
B Posthuman
B Postmodern
B television Bible
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