The Divine Invasion, the Glossary

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1. 35 relations: Amnesia, Artificial intelligence, Artificial womb, Belial, BSFA Award, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cryonics, Deity, Elijah, Forced abortion, Gnosticism, Immanuel, Inspirational fiction, Library of America, Linda Ronstadt, Lucid dream, Masada, Multiple sclerosis, Parallel universes in fiction, Philip K. Dick, Radio Free Albemuth, Rowena Morrill, Science fantasy, Science fiction, Shekhinah, Simon & Schuster, Suspended animation, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick, The Owl in Daylight, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, Timescape Books, Valis (novel series), Valis (novel), Yahweh, Yetzer hara.

2. 1981 science fiction novels
3. Novels by Philip K. Dick

Amnesia

Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or brain diseases,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Artificial womb

An artificial womb or artificial uterus is a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy, by growing a fetus outside the body of an organism that would normally carry the fetus to term.

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Belial

Belial (בְּלִיַּעַל, Bəlīyyaʿal) is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which later became personified as the devilSee the reference to "Beliar" in The Ascension of Isaiah, at, specifically at 1:8–9, 2:4, 3:11–13, 4:2, 4:14–18, 5:1, 5:15.

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BSFA Award

The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction.

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Cardinal (Catholic Church)

A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis) is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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Cryonics

Cryonics (from κρύος kryos meaning 'cold') is the low-temperature freezing (usually at) and storage of human remains, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future.

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Deity

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.

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Elijah

Elijah (ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias /eːˈlias/) was a Jewish prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.

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Forced abortion

Forced abortion is a form of reproductive coercion that refers to the act of compelling a woman to undergo termination of a pregnancy against her will or without explicit consent.

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Gnosticism

Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek:, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: ɣnostiˈkos, 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.

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Immanuel

Immanuel or Emmanuel (ʿĪmmānūʾēl, "God with us"; Koine Greek: Ἐμμανουήλ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David.

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Inspirational fiction

Inspirational fiction is a sub-category within the broader categories of "inspirational literature" or "inspirational writing." It has become more common for booksellers and libraries to consider inspirational fiction to be a separate genre, classifying and shelving books accordingly. The Divine Invasion and inspirational fiction are novels about religion.

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Library of America

The Library of America (LOA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature.

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Linda Ronstadt

Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music.

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Lucid dream

In the psychology subfield of oneirology, a lucid dream is a type of dream wherein a person that is dreaming realizes that they are dreaming during their dream.

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Masada

Masada (מְצָדָה, 'fortress'; جبل مسعدة) is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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Parallel universes in fiction

A parallel universe, also known as an alternate universe, parallel world, parallel dimension, alternate reality, or alternative dimension, is a hypothetical self-contained layer or plane of existence, co-existing with one's own.

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Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer and novelist.

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Radio Free Albemuth

Radio Free Albemuth is a dystopian novel by Philip K. Dick, written in 1976 and published posthumously in 1985. The Divine Invasion and Radio Free Albemuth are dystopian novels and novels by Philip K. Dick.

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Rowena Morrill

Rowena A. Morrill (September 14, 1944 – February 11, 2021), also credited as Rowena and Rowina Morril,"Rowina Morril" may be a typo, but has been used in multiple works even where the signature on the cover artwork is clearly "Rowena".

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Science fantasy

Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Shekhinah

Shekhinah is the English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the presence of God in a place.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Suspended animation

Suspended animation is the temporary (short- or long-term) slowing or stopping of biological function so that physiological capabilities are preserved.

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The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick is a 2011 non-fiction book containing the published selections of a journal kept by the science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, in which he documented and explored his religious and visionary experiences.

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The Owl in Daylight

The Owl in Daylight is a novel Philip K. Dick was writing at the time of his death in 1982. The Divine Invasion and the Owl in Daylight are novels by Philip K. Dick.

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The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is a 1982 novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The Divine Invasion and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer are novels about religion, novels by Philip K. Dick and Postmodern novels.

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Timescape Books

Timescape Books was a science fiction line from Pocket Books operating from 1981 to 1985.

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Valis (novel series)

The VALIS trilogy is a set of science fiction/philosophical novels by author Philip K. Dick which include VALIS (1978), The Divine Invasion (1980), and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (1982). The Divine Invasion and Valis (novel series) are novels by Philip K. Dick.

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Valis (novel)

Valis (stylized as VALIS) is a 1981 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, intended to be the first book of a three-part series. The Divine Invasion and Valis (novel) are 1981 American novels, 1981 science fiction novels, novels by Philip K. Dick, Postmodern novels and religion in science fiction.

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Yahweh

Yahweh was an ancient Levantine deity, and the national god of the Israelite kingdoms of Israel and Judah, later the god of Judaism and its other descendant Abrahamic religions.

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Yetzer hara

In Judaism, (יֵצֶר הַרַע|yēṣer haraʿ) is a term for humankind's congenital inclination to do evil.

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See also

1981 science fiction novels

• A Planet in Arms
• Byzantium Endures
• Cruiser Dreams
• Darya of the Bronze Age
• Dawn (McLaughlin novel)
• Downbelow Station
• Dream Park
• Fireball (novel)
• God Emperor of Dune
• Golem XIV
• Hello America
• Hurok of the Stone Age
• Oath of Fealty (novel)
• Project Pope
• Radix (novel)
• Strata (novel)
• Strength of Stones
• Systemic Shock (book)
• The Affirmation
• The Children's Story
• The Claw of the Conciliator
• The Deceivers (Bester novel)
• The Divine Invasion
• The Eyes of Darkness
• The Green Futures of Tycho
• The Guardian of Isis
• The Last Day of Creation
• The Many-Colored Land
• The Noah Conspiracy
• The Quiet Earth
• The Silent City
• The Steel Tsar
• Une rose au paradis
• Valis (novel)
• Windhaven

Novels by Philip K. Dick

• A Maze of Death
• A Scanner Darkly
• Clans of the Alphane Moon
• Confessions of a Crap Artist
• Counter-Clock World
• Deus Irae
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
• Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
• Dr. Futurity
• Eye in the Sky (novel)
• Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
• Galactic Pot-Healer
• Gather Yourselves Together
• Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
• In Milton Lumky Territory
• Martian Time-Slip
• Mary and the Giant
• Nick and the Glimmung
• Now Wait for Last Year
• Our Friends from Frolix 8
• Puttering About in a Small Land
• Radio Free Albemuth
• Solar Lottery
• The Broken Bubble
• The Cosmic Puppets
• The Crack in Space
• The Divine Invasion
• The Game-Players of Titan
• The Ganymede Takeover
• The Man Who Japed
• The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike
• The Man in the High Castle
• The Owl in Daylight
• The Penultimate Truth
• The Simulacra
• The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
• The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
• The Unteleported Man
• The World Jones Made
• The Zap Gun
• Time Out of Joint
• Ubik
• Valis (novel series)
• Valis (novel)
• Voices from the Street
• Vulcan's Hammer
• We Can Build You

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Divine_Invasion