{"product_id":"islam-science-fiction-and-extraterrestrial-life-the-culture-of-astrobiology-in-the-muslim-world-paperback","title":"Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life: The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJörg Matthias Determann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003eThis book argues that the Islamic tradition has been generally supportive of conceptions of extra-terrestrial life, and in this engaging account, Jörg 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 \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eand 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJörg Matthias Determann\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar. He is the author of three books published by I.B.Tauris: \u003ci\u003eSpace Science and the Arab World\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eResearching Biology and the Evolution of the Gulf States\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eHistoriography in Saudi Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51810063876384,"sku":"9780755650361","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f750220519ff5d5f363ed4f2a4700ae.webp?v=1780983638","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/islam-science-fiction-and-extraterrestrial-life-the-culture-of-astrobiology-in-the-muslim-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}