The Science Fiction Mythmakers: Religion, Science and Philosophy in Wells, Clarke, Dick and Herbert
Author:   Jennifer Simkins ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Volume:   54
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Pages:   200
Publication Date:   13 September 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Author:   Jennifer Simkins ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Volume:   54
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9781476668093


ISBN 10:   1476668094
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   13 September 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteix Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Evolution, Morality and Religion in H. G. Wells Chapter 2. Materialism and Mystery: Mixed Myths in Arthur C. Clarke Chapter 3. Science Fiction as Truth: Sociology, Philosophy and Theology in Philip K. Dick Chapter 4. Resisting Tradition: The Messiah Myth and Authentic Dasein in Frank Herbert’s Dune Series Conclusion Chapter Notes Works Cited Index

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An exceptionally clear and penetrating study of the historically nuanced relationship between sf and the discordant philosophies of science, religion, and social theory. - Van Ikin, University of Western Australia


An exceptionally clear and penetrating study of the historically nuanced relationship between sf and the discordant philosophies of science, religion, and social theory. -- Van Ikin, University of Western Australia Van Ikin, University of Western Australia


An exceptionally clear and penetrating study of the historically nuanced relationship between sf and the discordant philosophies of science, religion, and social theory. - Van Ikin, University of Western Australia


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Jennifer Simkins is an English teacher in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

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