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the Dreamer and Dream: Afrofuturism Black Religious Thought
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the Dreamer and Dream: Afrofuturism Black Religious Thought
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the Dreamer and Dream: Afrofuturism Black Religious Thought
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In
, Roger A. Sneed illuminates the interplay of Black religious thought with science fiction narratives to present a bold case for Afrofuturism as an important channel for Black spirituality. In the process, he challenges the assumed primacy of the Black church as the arbiter of Black religious life. Incorporating analyses of Octavia Butler’s
books, Janelle Monáe’s Afrofuturistic saga,
’s Captain Benjamin Sisko, Marvel’s
, and Sun Ra and the Nation of Islam, Sneed demonstrates how Afrofuturism has contributed to Black visions of the future. He also investigates how Afrofuturism has influenced religious scholarship that looks to Black cultural production as a means of reimagining Blackness in the light of the sacred. The result is an expansive new look at the power of science fiction and Afrofuturism to center the diversity of Black spirituality.