The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

by Nathan Robert Brown

Overview

A look into the paranormal legends, lore, mythology, and monsters featured on the hit television show Supernatural.

From angels to demons, The Mythology of Supernatural explores the religious roots and the ancient folklore of the otherworldly entities that brothers Sam and Dean Winchester face on the hit television show Supernatural—and that have inhabited the shadows of human imagination across countless cultures and centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425241370
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/02/2011
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nathan Robert Brown is an author, pop culture mythologist, and technical writer from Texas, currently residing in Florida. He received the 2008 Harry Brown Award for The Rape of Lilith. Nathan has done extensive research in world mythology, folklore, urban legends, ancient civilizations, and world religions, and is an expert on trinities/tripartite systems and universal themes in myth, religion, mysticism, and pop culture. He is the author of many books, such as The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology, World Religions at Your Fingertips, The Mythology of Supernatural, and The Mythology of Grimm. Nathan is also a public speaker and pro-bono demonology consultant.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Winchester Arsenal 7

Chapter 2 Signs, Visions, Seals, and Sigils 37

Chapter 3 A Crash Course in demonology 53

Chapter 4 Angels … They Smite First and Ask Questions Later 85

Chapter 5 Like a Bat Out of Hell 113

Chapter 6 Beyond the Gates of Heaven 133

Chapter 7 Demonic Possessions and Exorcisms 143

Chapter 8 Lilith Is One Scary Bitch 159

Chapter 9 Ancient Origins of a Future Apocalypse 179

Chapter 10 The Winchester Gospel-Supernatural as Myth 207

Chapter 11 Armageddon It! 231

Conclusion 265

Bibliography 267

Index 269