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Religion in Science Fiction investigates the history of the representations of religion in science fiction literature. Space travel, futuristic societies, and non-human cultures are traditional themes in science fiction. Speculating on the societal impacts of as-yet-undiscovered technologies is, after all, one of the distinguishing characteristics of science fiction literature. A more surprising theme may be a parallel exploration of religion: its institutional nature, social functions, and the tensions between religious and scientific worldviews. Steven Hrotic investigates the representations of religion in 19th century proto-science fiction, and genre science fiction from the 1920s through the end of the century. Taken together, he argues that these stories tell an overarching story-a 'metanarrative'-of an evolving respect for religion, paralleling a decline in the belief that science will lead us to an ideal (and religion-free) future. Science fiction's metanarrative represents more than simply a shift in popular perceptions of religion: it also serves as a model for cognitive anthropology, providing new insights into how groups and identities form in a globalized world, and into how crucial a role narratives may play. Ironically, this same perspective suggests that science fiction, as it was in the 20th century, may no longer exist.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities Religion & beliefs Religion: general

• Plný název: Religion in Science Fiction
• Podnázev: The Evolution of an Idea and the Extinction of a Genre
• Autor: Steven Hrotic
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 240
• EAN: 9781472533555
• ISBN: 1472533550
• ID: 04805490
• Nakladatelství: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Hmotnost: 500 g
• Rozměry: 237 × 154 × 18 mm
• Datum vydání: 31. July 2014

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