Official launch of Compendium heroicum

November 9, 2018

The Compendium heroicum, an interdisciplinary reference work that provides access to the current state of the research on phenomena of the heroic in different cultures and time periods, is launched. It has been compiled since 2017 by Sonderforschungsbereich 948 “Heroes – Heroizations – Heroisms” at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Sources

News SFB 948: https://www.sfb948.uni-freiburg.de/de/aktuell/nachrichten/compendium-heroicum-online.html?page=1

News OES: https://www.open-encyclopedia-system.org/about_us/news/2018-10-17_Launch-Compendium-heroicum.html

Referred to in

Compendium heroicum
PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Excerpt

The Compendium heroicum reflects the current state of research on heroes and heroines and features detailed illustrations on various phenomena of the heroic, its figures, functions, mediality and practice.

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