Scientific mythologies : how science and science fiction forge new religious beliefs

• Main Author: Herrick, James A., 1954- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2008
• Subjects: věda a víra; mytologie; vědecko-fantastická literatura; literárněvědné rozbory; science and belief; mythology; science fiction; literary criticism and history; studie; studies
• ISBN: 9780830825882
• Physical Description: 288 s. ; 23 cm

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• New myths for a New Age
• The myth of the extraterrestrial
• The myth of space
• The myth of the new humanity
• The myth of the future
• The myth of the spiritual race
• The myth of space religion
• The myth of alien gnosis
• Conclusion