{"product_id":"religion-in-science-fiction-the-evolution-of-an-idea-and-the-extinction-of-a-genre-9781472533555","title":"Religion in Science Fiction: The Evolution of an Idea and the Extinction of a Genre","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven Michael Hrotic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Religion \u0026amp; Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion in Science Fiction \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScience 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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086030463127,"sku":"9781472533555","price":17747.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781472533555.webp?v=1767142904","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/religion-in-science-fiction-the-evolution-of-an-idea-and-the-extinction-of-a-genre-9781472533555","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}