To: MadIvan
Every time I see your link to Dune, it reminds of how the Dune series is one long love letter to Islam. Having reread the 6 books after 9/11, it was really an eye opener. The prequels didn't have the same feeling especially since they weren't written by Frank Herbert.
The spice must flow...
21 posted on
04/17/2006 9:59:10 AM PDT by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: Lx
It's definitely not a love letter to Islam - it shows how dangerous a fanatical religion can be, and how it can lead to murderous ends. In Dune Messiah, Muad'dib goes over the death toll from his Jihad - and furthermore, it shows his distaste for what his Empire has become - it takes his son Leto to accomplish a vision in which man is not in the thrall of a singular religion or order ("The Golden Path").
Regards, Ivan
22 posted on
04/17/2006 10:53:17 AM PDT by
MadIvan
(Ya hya chouhada! Dune fans, visit - http://www.thesietch.com/)
To: Lx; MadIvan
Herbert was fascinated with the muslim culture and the like. The first time I read Dune, I wondered if the guy got high and watched Lawrence of Arabia to many times.
24 posted on
04/17/2006 10:57:19 AM PDT by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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