The Dreamer and the Dream: Afrofuturism and Black Religious Thought

In The Dreamer and the Dream: Afrofuturism and Black Religious Thought, 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 Parable books, Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturistic saga, Star Trek's Captain Benjamin Sisko, Marvel's Black Panther, 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.

Author: Roger A. Sneed
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 10/06/2021
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.91w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780814258064
ISBN10: 0814258069
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American | African American & Black
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 21st Century
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy

About the Author
Roger A. Sneed is Professor and Chair of Religion at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

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