From literary to real aliens : the journey of L. Ron Hubbard from science fiction writer to the prophet

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Gojković, Sarah. (2013). From literary to real aliens : the journey of L. Ron Hubbard from science fiction writer to the prophet. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of English Language and Literature. [mentor Grgas, Stipe].

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Abstract

This paper deals with the connections between L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction work and the religious rhetoric belonging to the religious movements he founded, entitled Dianetics and Scientology. In exploring these connections this paper also covers the position of Dianetics and Scientology within the American religious tradition and reflects on the influence of the culture and times on Hubbard's transformation from being a science fiction writer to being a prophet.

Item Type:	Diploma Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Scientology, Dianetics, science fiction, American religion
Subjects:	English language and literature
Departments:	Department of English Language and Literature
Supervisor:	Grgas, Stipe
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2014 09:22
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2016 10:50
URI:	http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/4202

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