IMAGES OF THE UMMAH AND MUSLIMS IN THE NOVELS OF THE DUNE CYCLE: IMITATION AND SIMULATION

Background. The author analyzes the texts of Dune cycle in contexts achievements interdisciplinary historiography, which proposed universal methods that allow analyzing “Oriental” images literature through prism constructing and deconstructing narratives form image Islam.
 Purpose. purpose article is an “Orientalist” reinterpretation Islamic novels belonging to cycle, including original prequels presented by Dune, Messiah, Dune. Butlerian Jihad Paul.
 Materials methods. uses methodological tools offered intellectual history studies nationalism, concept invention traditions, allows us analyze Islam science fiction as one invented traditions American mass using sources corpus. Orientalism a method used Muslim motifs prose F. Herbert, B. Herbert K. Anderson, which, believes, were inspired political, ideological religious stimuli. believes orientalist approach effective interpretative model for analysis space development images.
 Results. are reinterpreted attempts assimilate imitate popular culture. Oriental political backgrounds studied. Particular attention paid message broadcast with help Islam. their imitation simulation cycle. analyzed texts, being part wide discourse Western cultural Orientalism, accessible understanding consumption culture modern society.