The Sublime Cosmic Abyss and the Bruno Exemplum in Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

This article investigates the persuasive practice involved in the sublime depiction of space and the execution of Giordano Bruno in Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014). After a brief discussion of the aesthetic of the sublime, I explore how the writers and producers of Cosmos, first, attempt to evoke...

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Published in:Journal of religion and popular culture
Main Author: Owen, Corey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2020]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bruno, Giordano 1548-1600 / Execution / Cosmos, a spacetime odyssey / The Sublime
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Depictions of the Counter-Reformation in Popular Culture
B Scientism
B the sublime
B Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
B Rhetorical criticism
B Giordano Bruno
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