RT Article
T1 The Living Force: An Ecological Reading of How the Force Regards Its Adherents
JF Journal of religion and popular culture
VO 31
IS 1
SP 31
OP 43
A1 Gormley, Michael J.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663346739
AB Drawing on the new canon, this article explores the ecological nature of the Force to evaluate the abilities and actions of its most visible adherents, the Jedi and the Sith. Through particular attention to prophecy and animal taming, this article demonstrates that the near extinction of the monastic Jedi resulted from a failure to adhere to the will of the Force, which then empowered the predatory Sith to cull the Jedi and balance the environment. Close readings of Coruscant, Dagobah, and other planets offer insight into the Force's nature, which clarifies Palpatine's deposal of the Jedi while corrupting Anakin Skywalker, unpacks Yoda's exile, illuminates technological relics manifested by the living Force, and explicates the final duel of Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
K1 Jedi
K1 Sith
K1 Star Wars
K1 The Force Awakens
K1 Ecological
K1 Ecology
K1 ecology of the Force
K1 living Force
K1 The Force
K1 will of the Force
DO 10.3138/jrpc.2017-0039