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On the face of it, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a story about a lone superhero. However, saving the world is a team effort, embodied in Team Avatar, aka the Gaang. Aang needs help from his friends and tutors, even from non-human animals. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy brings to the fore the Eastern, Western, and Indigenous philosophies that are implicit in the show. This volume features contributions by experts on Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Indigenous schools of thought, next to focusing on Western classical authors.

While the Puranas mention that Lord Brahma becomes an avatar whenever Lord Vishnu comes to Earth to establish dharma, it is in the Dasam Granth (one of the holy books of the Sikhs) that the avatars are actually listed. The common point in Hinduism and Sikhism regarding the avatars of Brahma is...

Hosted by the sharp and insightful Cleo Knight, Avatar: Fire and Ash dives into the worldbuilding, characters, fan culture, and symbolic depth behind Pandora's newest chapter. With wit and cultural fluency, Cleo explores why this film captured attention, how it expands the Avatar mythos, and what its return means for audiences and the industry. From analyzing the fire clan's cultural significance to breaking down groundbreaking visual effects and examining how fandom has reignited around the franchise, this series offers smart, engaging commentary on one of cinema's most ambitious sagas. Cleo ...

Med "Avatar" bevæger Caspar Eric sig fra livet mod døden i sin serie af digtsamlinger om den nutidige popkultur, hvor "7/11" og " Nike" tidligere er udkommet. I "Avatar" er de otte digte eller suiter baseret på forskellige tekster, udsagn eller kunstværker af og om unge mænd, der har begået selvmord, og som tematiserer melankoli, kapitalisme, kravet om det gode liv og selvmordet. Således bevæger serien sig fra det vrede og smadrede til det desperate og ødelæggende.