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Narrative and Belief
ISBN-13:
9781351362641
Veröffentl:
2018
Seiten:
136
Autor:
Markus Altena Davidsen
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
0 - No protection
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Some consumers of fantasy and science fiction believe that the superhuman powers of the story-worlds, also exist in the real world. This book identifies the textual features that make certain works of fiction, including The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, usable as religious texts. It was first published as a special issue of the journal Religion.
Introduction - Narrative and Belief: The Religious Affordance of Supernatural Fiction 1. The difference between religious narratives and fictional literature: a matter of degree only 2. The religious affordance of fiction: towards a catalogue of veracity mechanisms in supernatural narratives 3. Contemporary fantasy fiction and representations of religion: playing with reality, myth and magic in His Dark Materials and Harry Potter 4.Fiction into religion: imagination, other worlds, and play in the formation of community 5. On elves and freethinkers: criticism of religion and the emergence of the literary fantastic in Nordic literature
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