Narrative and Belief

Name: Narrative and Belief
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Narrative and BeliefThe Religious Affordance of Supernatural Fiction\nAuthor(s): Markus Altena Davidsen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138559660, 978-1138559660\nSynopsis\nThe Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and certain other works of fantasy and science fiction have inspired some of their readers and viewers to believe that the superhuman powers of the story-worlds, such as Gandalf and the Force, exist also in the real world. We can say that such fictional narratives possess religious affordance, for they contain certain textual features that afford or make possible a religious, rather than just a fictional, use of the text.\n\nThis book aims to identify those features of the text that make it possible for a fictional narrative to inspire belief in the supernatural beings of the story, or even to facilitate ritual interaction with these beings. The contributions analyse the religious affordance and actual use of.