The Holy Family from Outer Space: Reconsidering Philip K. Dick's The Divine Invasion

If they are right, theirs is the real Holy Family, or better, its science-fictional version.\n Emmanuel must recover his female component, Zina/ Malkuth, and her role is absolutely not ancillary : one should notice that once she is recognized as part of God, she is not simply dissolved, but remains...

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Published in:Extrapolation 2011-06, Vol.52 (2), p.153-173
Main Author: Rossi, Umberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Christianity
Dick, Philip K
Earth
Families & family life
Human relations
Novels
Reading
Religion
Science
Theocracy
Xenophobia
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Summary:If they are right, theirs is the real Holy Family, or better, its science-fictional version.\n Emmanuel must recover his female component, Zina/ Malkuth, and her role is absolutely not ancillary : one should notice that once she is recognized as part of God, she is not simply dissolved, but remains as a vital, necessary and important component of the universe. [...] when we enter Zina's alternative world we discover that Rybys has not died, but survives as Herb's wife; while Linda Fox, no more a synthetic media idol but a real woman, confronts and defeats Belial.
ISSN:0014-5483
2047-7708
DOI:10.3828/extr.2011.52.2.2