The Routledge handbook of fiction and belief Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Introduction Part I: Believing in Fiction: Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives 1 Belief Imagination and the Nature of Fiction 2 The Willing Suspension of Disbelief : The Long History of a Short Phrase 3 The Fictionality of Games and the Ludic Nature of Fiction: Make Believe Immersion Play 4 Fictional Emotions and Belief 5 Fictional Characters and Belief 6 Fictionality the Zone of Generic Fiction and the Allure of Unreliable Narration 7 Belief Is a Mess. That Makes It Good for Fiction. (A Perspective from Cognitive Literary Theory) 8 Fiction and Historiography 9 Fiction and Scientific Knowledge 10 Learning from Fiction Part II: From Fiction to Belief: Social and Political Effects 11 Do Fictions Impact Peoples Beliefs A Critical View 12 The Impact of Fiction on Beliefs about Gender 13 Implicit Bias Fiction and Belief 14 Childrens Ideas about Stories and about Reality 15 From Suspension of Disbelief to Production of Belief: The Case of Alternate Reality Games 16 Interactive Environments and Fictional Engagement 17 Fake News and Fictional News 18 Trust Credulity and Speech 19 Literature on Credit: Fiction and the Fiduciary Paradigm 20 Fifth Generation Fictionality Fiction Politics War 21 Uses of Fantasy Fiction in Contemporary Political Mobilization 22 Fiction Belief and Postcolonial Criticism 23 Can Fictions Predict the Future 24 Dystopian Fictions and Contemporary Fears 25 Fiction Belief and Climate Change: Paratexts Skeptics and Objects of Care Part III: Fiction and Religious Belief 26 Greek Mythology: Discourse Belief and Ritual Action.