Spring Man - A Belief Legend Between Folklore and Popular Culture

This book traces the creation and circulation of the heroic myth of Spring Man, legendary Czech phantom of the Second World War often described as a superhero who fights against the Nazis, through national and international popular culture from the late 19th through the late 20th century

List of contents

Introduction - Urban Phantom between Comparative Folkloristics and Ethnology
Chapter 1. The Birth of a Legend - Spring Man in Czech Folklore and Oral History
Chapter 2. Phantoms of the Industrial Age - The Cultural Evolution of Spring Man
Chapter 3. The Social and Cultural Functions of Urban Demonology
Chapter 4. A Superhero for Every Regime - Spring Man in Visual Culture and Literature

About the author

Petr Jane¿ek is associate professor at the Institute of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University.

Summary

This book traces the creation and circulation of the heroic myth of Spring Man, legendary Czech phantom of the Second World War often described as a superhero who fights against the Nazis, through national and international popular culture from the late 19th through the late 20th century

Product details

• Authors: Petr Jane&269;ek, Petr Jane¿ek, Petr Janecek, Janecek Petr
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781666913750
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-375-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Folklore, myths & legends