Alien Worlds: Social and Religious Dimensions of Extraterrestrial Contact
- ISBN-10
- 0815608586
- ISBN-13
- 9780815608585
- Series
- Alien Worlds
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05-17
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Author
- Diana Tumminia
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.
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