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03612aam a2200409 i 4500 001 0D149D64177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210917010313 008 200908t20212021enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0755601270 020 $a 9780755601271 035 $a (OCoLC)1197752318 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d FXN $d OCLCO $d UKIIJ $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a f------ $a f------ 050 4 $a DS35.62 $b .D48 2021 082 04 $a 909.09767 $2 23 100 1 $a Determann, JoÌrg Matthias, $e author. 245 10 $a Islam, science fiction and extraterrestrial life : $b the culture of astrobiology in the Muslim world / $c JoÌrg Matthias Determann. 264 1 $a London ; $b I.B. Tauris, $c 2021. 300 $a xiii, 269 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 24 cm 520 8 $a The Muslim world is not commonly associated with science fiction. Religion and repression have often been blamed for a perceived lack of creativity, imagination and future-oriented thought. However, even the most authoritarian Muslim-majority countries have produced highly imaginative accounts on one of the frontiers of knowledge: astrobiology, or the study of life in the universe. This book argues that the Islamic tradition has been generally supportive of conceptions of extra-terrestrial life, and in this engaging account, Jrg Matthias Determann provides a survey of Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu texts and films, to show how scientists and artists in and from Muslim-majority countries have been at the forefront of the exciting search. Determann takes us to little-known dimensions of Muslim culture and religion, such as wildly popular adaptations of Star Wars and mysterious movements centred on UFOs. Repression is shown to have helped science fiction more than hurt it, with censorship encouraging authors to disguise criticism of contemporary politics by setting plots in future times and on distant planets. The book will be insightful for anyone looking to explore the science, culture and politics of the Muslim world and asks what the discovery of extra-terrestrial life would mean for one of the greatest faiths. [Back Cover] 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 1. Introduction: Islam and Extraterrestrial Imaginations -- -- 2. Missions and Mars: Scientific Journals and Popular Magazines -- -- 3. Trips to the Moon: Cold War Cinema and Science Fiction -- -- 4. Islamic UFO Religions: Popular Literature and Religious Scripture -- -- 5. Building Nations and Worlds: Science Fiction as Genre and the Postcolonial Nation -- -- 6. Muslim Futurisms: Technological Advances and Socio-Political Change -- -- Acknowledgements -- -- Bibliography -- -- Interviews -- -- Primary sources -- -- Secondary sources -- -- Index 650 0 $a Science fiction $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Islam and literature. 650 0 $a Science fiction films $z Islamic countries $x History and criticism. 650 7 $a Intellectual life. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00975769 650 7 $a Islam and literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00979875 650 7 $a Science fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108566 650 7 $a Science fiction films. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108616 651 0 $a Islamic countries $x Intellectual life. 651 7 $a Islamic countries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01244130 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9780755601301 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317021805.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0D149D64177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search