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Theology, Religion, and Dystopia
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2022
Summary
Dystopia, from the Greek dus and topos “bad place,” is a revelatory genre and concept that has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity at the start of the twenty-first century. This book addresses approaches to the study of dystopia from the academic fields of theology and religious studies. Following a co-written chapter where Scott Donahue-Martens and Brandon Simonson argue that dystopia can be understood as demythologized apocalyptic, ten unique contributions each engage a work of popular culture, such as a book, movie, or television show. Topics across chapters range from the critical function of dystopia, social location and identity, violence, apocalypse and the end of everything, sacrifice, catharsis, and dystopian existentialism. This volume responds to the need for theological and religious reflection on dystopia in a world increasingly threatened by climate change, pandemics, and global war.
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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1329-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1330-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
196
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Dystopia as Demythologized Apocalyptic No access Pages 1 - 28
The Dystopic Relations of Interstellar No access Pages 29 - 42
Color-blind Dystopia No access Pages 43 - 60
Qu(e)erying Posthuman Theologies in Ghost in the Shell No access Pages 61 - 74
Social Life from Scratch No access Pages 75 - 88
How NOT to Be a Zombie No access Pages 89 - 102
Dystopia in the Apocalypse No access Pages 103 - 118
Katniss, Christos No access Pages 119 - 134
Dystopian Festivals, Utopian Fictions No access Pages 135 - 148
The Ability or Inability to Change by the Presence or Absence of Deus ex Machina No access Pages 149 - 162
The Spectacle of Hope beyond Capital’s Dehumanizing Violence No access Pages 163 - 180
Epilogue No access Pages 181 - 188
Index No access Pages 189 - 192
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 193 - 196
