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The Religion of Game of Thrones

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world looks at the religion of Game of Thrones.

The TV series Game of Thrones has been a world wide phenomenon. Based on a series of books by American novelist George RR Martin, Game of Thrones depicts a medieval-inspired fantasy world torn apart by a violent power struggle. At once fantastical and familiar, it reflects both the political dimensions of various historical time-frames as well as a number of real world belief systems and religions. In this episode of Beyond Belief Ernie Rea and guests explore the way in which religious ideas are developed and used in Game of Thrones, what it adds to the story telling and about the role of belief in the fantasy genre.

Ed West is former deputy editor of the Catholic Herald and the author of 鈥淚ron, Fire and Ice: The real History that Inspired Game of Thrones鈥. Dr Jeffrey D Long Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. Dr Jayme Reaves is Public Theologian and Coordinator at the Centre for Encountering the Bible at Sarum College, Salisbury. And Racha Kirakosian is Associate Professor of German and the Study of Religion at Harvard University.

Producer:

Catherine Earlam

Series Producer:

Amanda Hancox

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28 minutes

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Mon 5 Aug 2019 16:30

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  • Mon 5 Aug 2019 16:30

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