Gnosticism and Dualism in the Early Fiction of Philip K. Dick
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11059305 |
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| Authors | Lorenzo Ditommaso (0000-0002-5561-7986, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | Part 1 |
| Pages | 49-65 |
| Publication date | 2001-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Fiction Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7729 • E-ISSN: 2327-6207 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/sfs.28.1.0049 |
| OpenAlex | W4409378547 |
| Language | EN |
The gnostic Christian themes that so characterize Philip K. Dick’s later writings find their first manifestation in his early fiction, albeit in simplistic and undeveloped forms. This essay identifies the dualistic elements in Dick’s pre-Time Out of Joint (1959) short stories and novels, thereby continuing the line of inquiry established by the author in earlier essays on the topic. Certain methodological issues are addressed as well, including the matter of employing Dick’s later writings and musings to interpret his earlier fiction, and the question of whether the idios kosmos/koinos kosmos dynamic favored by some commentators is an appropriate lens through which to interpret this fiction
Art · Art history · Dualism · Gnosticism · Literature · Theology · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Highly cited | No |
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