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Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life - The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,467
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Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life - The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World (Hardcover): Joerg Matthias...

Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life - The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World (Hardcover)

Joerg Matthias Determann

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The Muslim world is not commonly associated with science fiction. Religion and repression have often been blamed for a perceived lack of creativity, imagination and future-oriented thought. However, even the most authoritarian Muslim-majority countries have produced highly imaginative accounts on one of the frontiers of knowledge: astrobiology, or the study of life in the universe. This book argues that the Islamic tradition has been generally supportive of conceptions of extra-terrestrial life, and in this engaging account, Joerg Matthias Determann provides a survey of Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu texts and films, to show how scientists and artists in and from Muslim-majority countries have been at the forefront of the exciting search. Determann takes us to little-known dimensions of Muslim culture and religion, such as wildly popular adaptations of Star Wars and mysterious movements centred on UFOs. Repression is shown to have helped science fiction more than hurt it, with censorship encouraging authors to disguise criticism of contemporary politics by setting plots in future times and on distant planets. The book will be insightful for anyone looking to explore the science, culture and politics of the Muslim world and asks what the discovery of extra-terrestrial life would mean for one of the greatest faiths.

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Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2020
Authors: Joerg Matthias Determann
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-7556-0127-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
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LSN: 0-7556-0127-0
Barcode: 9780755601271

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