Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History
| By: | Graham Seal |
| Publisher: | Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic |
| Print ISBN: | 9780857287922 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780857284211 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.