The Bene Gesserit alternative : re-writing, re-inscribing and re-mastering the female body in Frank Herbert's Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse : Dune.

This thesis investigates how Frank Herbert in his final two novels, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune, specifically through the actions and internal workings of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood as a collective cosmic entity, provide an alternative perspective for women to wield non-violent power. T...

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Main Author:	Lim, Si Ru.
Other Authors:	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Humanities
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52212
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The Bene Gesserit alternative : re-writing, re-inscribing and re-mastering the female body in Frank Herbert's Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse : Dune.

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