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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020): Science Fiction and Religion

"Someday Our Gods Will Be Friends": The VIKINGS Series as Embodiment of Religion and Liquefaction of Meaning

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25364/05.06:2020.1.6
Submitted
October 17, 2019
Published
2020-05-15

Abstract

This article reflects on the recent television series VIKINGS (CA/IE 2013–) from a practical-theological standpoint. It addresses the series as a serious expression of the relationship between film and religion. Narrative, reception, style and context are used deliberately to present themes related to the clash of pagan religion and Christianity. The article contends that the development and construction of Vikings can be viewed in light of a liquefaction of religion.