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Dune is pretty clearly inspired by Islam and the Arab world. Joker Send a noteboard - 05/10/2009 07:24:00 PM
The deeper themes in the books in many ways foreshadowed what is taking place today in the middle east.


Religious fanaticism can be found in our country as well, and not just the Muslims.

Why do you think Dr. George Tiller was killed if not because of religious fanaticism.

The novel also shows how easily peoples religious beliefs can be manipulated, both in the short term and long term.

Another major theme of the book is the relationship between a cultures "need" for a valuable commodity (The Spice/Oil) and the environmental impact that need has.


I don't think it has anything to do with America's attitude toward abortion. Then again, it's been awhile since I read it.
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Why should I read "Dune"? Danu - 04/10/2009 01:23:46 AM 1091 Views
The movie is vastly different from the book Wibble - 04/10/2009 02:58:04 AM 969 Views
SciFi Channel's version was much much better IMO *NM* imlad - 05/10/2009 06:23:18 PM 406 Views
and it cover much more of the story random thoughts - 09/10/2009 08:15:02 PM 781 Views
i just re-read dune recently... temeraire - 04/10/2009 03:17:24 AM 844 Views
because it's gooooooooooooooooooood *NM* Jessie - 04/10/2009 07:50:20 AM 342 Views
The movie was terrible. Spriteling - 04/10/2009 01:07:00 PM 856 Views
The worst part was, Herbert actually had a major role in writing the script imlad - 05/10/2009 06:22:42 PM 784 Views
Because it's a genre-defining classic, of course! Craig - 05/10/2009 12:43:48 AM 875 Views
It's a beautiful weaving of... Great Lord of Chaos - 05/10/2009 02:47:53 AM 929 Views
Because I said so. *NM* Joker - 05/10/2009 07:07:37 AM 340 Views
Re: Why should I read "Dune"? Mad Cow Bomber - 05/10/2009 09:12:12 AM 945 Views
because it was about the limits of power and the danger of religious fanatics random thoughts - 05/10/2009 06:14:03 PM 786 Views
not just the Middle East (plus other thoughts) imlad - 05/10/2009 06:30:14 PM 806 Views
Dune is pretty clearly inspired by Islam and the Arab world. Joker - 05/10/2009 07:24:00 PM 823 Views
I didn't say that the book dealt directly with America imlad - 06/10/2009 05:11:12 PM 807 Views
How very clever and relevant to the discussion of whether or not the OP should read Dune! Joker - 06/10/2009 09:24:17 PM 828 Views
I didn't see much about environmental impact random thoughts - 07/10/2009 06:10:05 PM 866 Views
I'm not the first to point out the environmental themes imlad - 08/10/2009 03:18:58 PM 876 Views
I guess if you want to squint hard enough you can see it random thoughts - 08/10/2009 07:24:26 PM 819 Views
it wasn't JUST that wiki article imlad - 09/10/2009 04:43:17 PM 1053 Views
It is possible your right random thoughts - 09/10/2009 08:14:14 PM 951 Views
Of course I am right, I'm me!! imlad - 10/10/2009 05:11:02 PM 929 Views
and because I went to the trouble of double posting about it random thoughts - 05/10/2009 06:14:08 PM 724 Views
1. Because you want to. Rebekah - 05/10/2009 06:49:51 PM 794 Views
Meh. rebelaessedai - 05/10/2009 07:45:14 PM 842 Views
It gets better in the second half, i love the first part though *NM* Asharak - 07/10/2009 07:41:07 AM 309 Views
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