Smack-head Hasan: why are all Turkic superheroes intemperate, treacherous or stupid?

Norton, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-5976 (2007) Smack-head Hasan: why are all Turkic superheroes intemperate, treacherous or stupid? In: Haslem, Wendy; Ndalianis, Angela and Mackie, Chris, (eds.) Super/Heroes: From Hercules to Superman. New Academia Pub, Washington, pp. 263-274. ISBN 0977790843

Abstract

It explores Turkic myth and literature which feature superheroes. It focuses on an Ottoman military commander, Tiryaki Hasan Pasha and how he is regarded as a Turkic superhero. It presents a brief account of the medieval and early contemporary Turkic superheroes.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2014 17:07
URI:	https://research.stmarys.ac.uk/id/eprint/795
Research area:	306 Culture & institutions
School/Department:	School of Arts and Humanities

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