The Great Mice at Cordoba: De-Mythologizing and Re-Mythologizing Religious Imagery in David Petersen's Mouse Guard

This article explores the use of religious images and ideas in David Petersen's comic book series, Mouse Guard. Through a discussion of both the text and the artwork presented in the series, we consider the ways in which these are adapted to the needs of the narrative and the world that Peterse...

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主要作者: Christie, Niall (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: University of Saskatchewan [2011]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2011, 卷: 23, 发布: 3, Pages: 289-310
Further subjects:B Morality
B monotheistic religions
B Mythology
B Reception
B Comics
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总结:This article explores the use of religious images and ideas in David Petersen's comic book series, Mouse Guard. Through a discussion of both the text and the artwork presented in the series, we consider the ways in which these are adapted to the needs of the narrative and the world that Petersen has created. In the process we demonstrate that Petersen mostly removes the religious values traditionally associated with the images and concepts in question, replacing them with a different morality and theology that reflects the values and concerns of his diminutive heroes and their enemies while avoiding explicit expressions of belief in higher deities.
ISSN:1703-289X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.23.3.289