Author: George M. EberhartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Unidentified flying objects
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Contact Movement: Unidentified flying objects
Author: George M. EberhartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Unidentified flying objects
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Alien Worlds
Author: Diana TumminiaPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815608585
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
This intriguing collection of essays presents reflections upon the birth, proliferation, enduring appeal, and future of UFO mythology. Highly respected authors and researchers, representing the varied and sometimes competing perspectives of ufology and the sociology of religion, provide a fascinating and instructive voyage into the exotic social worlds of UFOs, abductees, and contactees. Reports of aliens and the changing nature of abduction experience, especially in the sexual dimension are explored in relation to literature, culture, and ideology. The influence of abduction therapy and support groups is considered, as are new religious movements (NRMs) within the UFO community. The book offers rich insights into psychology, human behavior, and religion, melding issues of race, politics, and gender. Finally, it evaluates the existing dynamic of UFOS in the age of the Information Super Highway and ever-increasing globalization. Alien Worlds will enlighten anyone wanting to understand what and how the academic world thinks about UFOs, UFO groups, and UFO phenomena.
UFO's and the extraterrestrial contact movement
Author: George M. EberhartUFOs and the Extraterrestrial Contact Movement: The extraterrestrial contact movement
Author: George M. EberhartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Unidentified flying objects
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
UFOs and the extraterrestrial contact movement: a bibliography; volume two: the extraterrestrial contact movement
Author: George M. EberhartUFO's and the extraterrestrial contact movement
Author: George M. EberhartUFOs and Aliens
Author: Preston E. DennettPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0791093840
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The UFO phenomenon remains one of the most persistent and perplexing mysteries of modern times. Encounters have occurred for thousands of years, and the activity shows no signs of slowing, with reports coming from around the world. ""UFOs and Aliens"" presents an exciting history of extraterrestrial activity on planet Earth, documenting some of the world's best-verified cases. Readers will learn about famous sightings such as the Washington Nationals and the Mexico City sightings; encounter cases of UFO landings and abductions, like the Hopkinsville ""goblins,"" and the Travis Walton alien abduction case; and explore the mystery of whether a UFO crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. Everything from infamous hoaxes to the physical evidence of alien implants to government cover-ups are presented here with the best evidence available, so that readers can decide what may be fact and what is, indeed, science fiction.Chapters include: Ancient Astronauts, When UFOs Land, Taken Aboard, UFO Crashes, and Conspiracies and Cover-ups.
UFOs and
Author: George M. EberhartExtraterrestrial Contact
Author: Steven M. GreerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Lure of the Edge
Author: Brenda DenzlerPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520930274
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
UFO phenomena entered American consciousness at the beginning of the Cold War, when reports from astonished witnesses of encounters with unknown aerial objects captured the attention of the United States military and the imagination of the press and the public. But when UFOs appeared not to be hostile, and when some scientists pronounced the sightings to be of natural meteorological phenomena misidentified due to "Cold War jitters," military interest declined sharply and, with it, further overt scientific interest. Yet sighting reports didn't stop and UFOs entered the public imagination as a cultural myth of the twentieth century. Brenda Denzler's comprehensive, clearly written, and compelling narrative provides the first sustained overview and valuation of the UFO/alien abduction movement as a social phenomenon positioned between scientific and religious perspectives. Demonstrating the unique place ufology occupies in the twentieth-century nexus between science and religion, Denzler surveys the sociological contours of its community, assesses its persistent attempt to achieve scientific legitimacy, and concludes with an examination of the movement's metaphysical or spiritual outlook. Her book is a substantial contribution to our understanding of American popular culture and the boundaries of American religion and to the debate about the nature of science and religion. Denzler presents a thorough and fascinating history of the UFO/abduction movement and traces the tensions between those who are deeply ambivalent about abduction narratives that seemingly erode their quest for scientific credibility, and the growing cultural power of those who claim to have been abducted. She locates the phenomenon within the context of American religious history and, using data gathered in surveys, sheds new light on the social profile of these UFO communities. The Lure of the Edge succeeds brilliantly in repositioning a cultural phenomenon considered by many to be bizarre and marginal into a central debate about the nature of science, technology, and the production of a modern myth.