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The Routledge Handbook of Fiction and Belief offers a fresh
reevaluation of the relationship between fiction and belief,
surveying key debates and perspectives from a range of disciplines
including narrative and cultural studies, science, religion, and
politics. This volume draws on global, cutting edge research and
theory to investigate the historically variable understandings of
fictionality, and allow readers to grasp the role of fictions in
our understanding of the world. This interdisciplinary approach
provides a thorough introduction to the fundamental themes of: •
Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives • Fiction, Fact, and
Science • Social Effects and the Uses of Fiction • Fiction and
Politics • Fiction and Religion Questioning how fictions in fact
shape, mediate or distort our beliefs about the real world, essays
in this volume outline the state of theoretical debates from the
perspectives of literary theory, philosophy, sociology, religious
studies, history, and the cognitive sciences. It aims to take stock
of the real or supposed effects that fiction has on the world, and
to offer a wide-reaching reflection on the implications of belief
in fictions in the so-called "post-truth" era.
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