The Evolution of Planet of the Apes: Science, Religion, and 1960s Cinema

Planet of the Apes confronts and exposes both anti-authoritarian and politically conservative attitudes to religion and its relationship to advances in science in the United States at the end of the 1960s. The film explicitly questions religion and its position within government, scientific advancem...

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Main Author: Chambers, Amy C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2016]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 107-122
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Planet of the apes (Film) (1968) / USA / Natural sciences / Religion / History 1960-1970
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
CD Christianity and Culture
CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
Further subjects:B Church
B Education
B United States
B Production
B Religion
B Science
B Evolution
B Catholicism
B Planet of the Apes
B Reception
B Society
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