Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman is an English author best known for *His Dark Materials*, a fantasy trilogy featuring parallel universes, armored bears, and a critique of religious authoritarianism.
The series—*The Golden Compass*, *The Subtle Knife*, and *The Amber Spyglass*—became widely assigned in schools and widely banned by religious groups.
Pullman writes with deliberate moral seriousness, positioning his work against what he sees as the life-denying aspects of Christianity, particularly C.S.
Lewis's Narnia books.
He has continued the story in *The Book of Dust* trilogy.
Supernatural attendant entity
- Northern LightsLuminous polar phenomenon
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- parallel worldsSeparate coexisting realities
Writer of prose narratives
- His Dark MaterialsFantasy trilogy about consciousness
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- children's literatureBooks aimed at youth
Hypothetical coexisting separate realities
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
- daemonsGuiding supernatural beings
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- oblationReligious gift offering
Rejection of deities
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
freethought · anticlericalism · Inquisition · religious satire · humanism · skepticism
Freedom from wrongdoing
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- organized religionStructured communal belief systems
authority · rebellion · coming-of-age · loss · love · death · knowledge · original sin
daemon
Supernatural attendant entity
- Northern LightsLuminous polar phenomenon
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- His Dark MaterialsFantasy trilogy about consciousness
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- OxfordHistoric English university town
children's literature · young adult fiction · Clockwork · storytelling
parallel universes
Hypothetical coexisting separate realities
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
- daemonsGuiding supernatural beings
- OxfordHistoric English university town
atheism
Rejection of deities
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
heresy · freethought · anticlericalism · Inquisition · religious satire · humanism · skepticism
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
organized religion · authority · rebellion · coming-of-age · loss · love · death · knowledge · original sin · destiny
Philip PullmanC.S. Lewis
Philip PullmanJ.M. Barrie
Neverland's literary creator
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