Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God
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Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God

Fantasy and Ideology in the Bible

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Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God

Fantasy and Ideology in the Bible

About this book

This controversial book explores the presence of the fantastic in Biblical and related texts, and the influence of Biblical traditions on contemporary fantasy writing, cinema, music and art.

The contributors apply a variety of critical concepts and methods from the field of fantasy studies, including the theories of Tolkien, Todorov, Rosemary Jackson and Jack Zipes, to Biblical texts and challenge theological suppositions regarding the texts which take refuge in science or historiography.

Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God presents a provocative and arresting new analysis of Biblical texts which draws on the most recent critical approaches to provide a unique study of the Biblical narrative.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
Print ISBN
9780415156677
eBook ISBN
9781134730483
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Notes on contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Eat and grow strong: the super-natural power of forbidden fruit
  11. 2 Ezekiel’s Axl, or anarchism and ecstasy
  12. 3 They might be giants: Genesis 6: 1–4 and women’s encounter with the supernatural
  13. 4 Presenting the poison in the gospel of John
  14. 5 Jesus’ violence
  15. 6 Blasphemy and the recovery of the sacred
  16. 7 Imagining the future-possible
  17. 8 Retrofitting gnosticism: Philip K. Dick and Christian origins
  18. Bibliography
  19. Name and term index
  20. Index of Biblical References

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