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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 1017 Views
The movie is vastly different from the book Wibble - 04/10/2009 02:58:04 AM 898 Views
SciFi Channel's version was much much better IMO *NM* imlad - 05/10/2009 06:23:18 PM 372 Views
and it cover much more of the story random thoughts - 09/10/2009 08:15:02 PM 706 Views
i just re-read dune recently... temeraire - 04/10/2009 03:17:24 AM 773 Views
because it's gooooooooooooooooooood *NM* Jessie - 04/10/2009 07:50:20 AM 308 Views
The movie was terrible. Spriteling - 04/10/2009 01:07:00 PM 785 Views
The worst part was, Herbert actually had a major role in writing the script imlad - 05/10/2009 06:22:42 PM 708 Views
Because it's a genre-defining classic, of course! Craig - 05/10/2009 12:43:48 AM 799 Views
It's a beautiful weaving of... Great Lord of Chaos - 05/10/2009 02:47:53 AM 858 Views
Because I said so. *NM* Joker - 05/10/2009 07:07:37 AM 304 Views
Re: Why should I read "Dune"? Mad Cow Bomber - 05/10/2009 09:12:12 AM 810 Views
because it was about the limits of power and the danger of religious fanatics random thoughts - 05/10/2009 06:14:03 PM 711 Views
not just the Middle East (plus other thoughts) imlad - 05/10/2009 06:30:14 PM 738 Views
Dune is pretty clearly inspired by Islam and the Arab world. Joker - 05/10/2009 07:24:00 PM 753 Views
I didn't say that the book dealt directly with America imlad - 06/10/2009 05:11:12 PM 732 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 757 Views
I didn't see much about environmental impact random thoughts - 07/10/2009 06:10:05 PM 801 Views
I'm not the first to point out the environmental themes imlad - 08/10/2009 03:18:58 PM 783 Views
I guess if you want to squint hard enough you can see it random thoughts - 08/10/2009 07:24:26 PM 754 Views
it wasn't JUST that wiki article imlad - 09/10/2009 04:43:17 PM 972 Views
It is possible your right random thoughts - 09/10/2009 08:14:14 PM 860 Views
Of course I am right, I'm me!! imlad - 10/10/2009 05:11:02 PM 853 Views
and because I went to the trouble of double posting about it random thoughts - 05/10/2009 06:14:08 PM 649 Views
1. Because you want to. Rebekah - 05/10/2009 06:49:51 PM 721 Views
Meh. rebelaessedai - 05/10/2009 07:45:14 PM 768 Views
It gets better in the second half, i love the first part though *NM* Asharak - 07/10/2009 07:41:07 AM 281 Views
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