Not in the spaces we know
Subtitle: an exploration of science fiction and the Bible
By: edited by Frauke Uhlenbruch ; in collaboration with Anna Angelini, Anne-Sophie Augier
Series: Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its contexts -- 24; Perspectives on Hebrew scriptures and its contexts -- 24
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781463206949
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Science fiction; History and criticism; Religious aspects; Bible
Description: "This volume explores themes at the intersection of the Bible and science fiction. In the genre of science fiction in film, books, comic books, or fan fiction, we find portrayals of possible futures, altered pasts, supernatural or beyond-human beings. Just as in biblical literature, science fiction can contain metaphysical speculation. Departing from this intersection, the authors engage with biblical texts 'as' science fiction, asking different questions of their sources: can science fiction theory and practice yield new aproaches to the discussion of biblical texts? The authors reflect on methodology and offer case studies that include, among others, superhuman biblical kings and uncanny divine intermediaries"--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Frauke Uhlenbruch; title: Seers, Fictions and Other Worlds / Francis Landy; title: Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to rule by sense of smell! Superhuman Kingship in the Prophetic Books / Ian D. Wilson; title: Science Fiction, the Bible and the Narrative Mode / Harold Torger Vedeler; title: Hacked Aqedah; title: Genesis 22 in Dialogue with Contemporary Political Science Fiction / Frauke Uhlenbruch; title: Of Gods and Monsters: Supernatural Beings in the Uncanny Valley / Ryan Higgins; title: What has Coruscant to do with Jerusalem? A Response and Reflections at the Crossroads of Hebrew Bible and Science Fiction / James F. McGrath.