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Heroic Transformation

Heroic Transformation is a theoretical construct within the study of heroic narratives that denotes the fundamental process through which a protagonist undergoes an irreversible ontological shift from an ordinary to an exceptional status, distinguished by the internalization of transcendent virtues and the assumption of a sacrificial role in service of a collective ethos.

18

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1K

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23

Authors

15

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

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Publications

18

Heroism: A Conceptual Analysis and Differentiation between Heroic Action and Altruism

Zeno Franco, Kathy Blau, Philip G. Zimbardo · Review of General Psychology · 2011 · 451 citations

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The Emulation of Heroes

Mary D. Sheridan · The China Quarterly · 1968 · 113 citations

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Transformational tourism as a hero's journey

Marco Antonio Robledo, Julio Batle · Current Issues in Tourism · 2015 · 95 citations

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Heroic leadership: an influence taxonomy of 100 exceptional individuals

Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 43 citations

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The Picaro's Journey to the Confessional : The Changing Image of the Hero in the German Bildungsroman

David H. Miles · PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America · 1974 · 41 citations

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Authors

23

  1. ZF
    Zeno Franco

    Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

    2 publications · 463 citations

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  2. JM
    John McWilliams

    Middlebury College, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. PB
    Peter Bray

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. RH
    Richard Halstead

    University of Saint Joseph, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. SL
    Susan L. Ross

    San Jose State University, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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Institutions

15

  1. Noosa Hospital

    Noosaville, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    451 citations

  3. Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  4. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  5. Palo Alto University

    Palo Alto, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Murdoch University

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  7. University of Saint Joseph

    West Hartford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. Millersville University

    Millersville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Humanistic Psychology

    JHP · 4 publications · 93 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. Review of General Psychology

    1 publications · 451 citations

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  4. Current Issues in Tourism

    1 publications · 95 citations

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  5. Counseling and Values

    1 publications · 21 citations

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