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Peter Levenda | Lovecraft, The Yazidi, & Middle Eastern Magic
Fiction as a Medium for Complex Intellectual Concepts
Fiction serves as a more accessible vehicle for conveying heady intellectual concepts that are often difficult to grasp in a non-fiction format. By placing human characters in the middle of scientific or supernatural speculation, authors can create an emotional bond between the reader and the subject matter. This approach mirrors the early goals of science fiction, which sought to make abstract ideas about space and time feel visceral and real.