UFO Religions

The spectre of the UFO, as popularized by shows such as The X-Files, has brought an astonishing slant to the face of modern religious practice. But what motivates the fantastical and sometimes sinister beliefs of UFO worshippers? UFO Religions critically examines some of the fascinating issues sur...

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Main Author: Partridge, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2012
In:Year: 2012
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505 8 0 |a Front Cover; UFO Religions; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1. Understanding UFO religions and abduction spiritualities: Christopher Partridge; Part II: Observing Religions; 2. Scientific creationism: a study of theRaëlian Church: George D. Chryssides; 3. When the archangel died: from revelation to routinisation of charisma in Unarius: Diana Tumminia; 4. Opening a channel to the stars: the originsand development of the Aetherius Society: Simon G. Smith 
505 8 0 |a 5. Legitimating Suicide: Heaven's Gate and New Age ideology: James R. Lewis6. The URANTIA book: Sarah Lewis; 7.The United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: Theodore Gabriel; 8. From extraterrestrials to ultraterrestrials:the evolution of the concept of Ashtar: Christopher Helland; 9. UFO faith and ufological discourses in Germany: Andreas Grünschloß; 10. The Finnish UFO tradition, 1947-94: Jaakko Närvä; Part III: Understanding narratives; 11. UFO religions and cargo cults: Garry W. Trompf; 12. Alien doubts: reading abduction narratives post-apocalyptically: Jodi Dean 
505 8 0 |a 13. UFO beliefs as syncretistic components: Mikael Rothstein14. Apocalyptic and millenarian aspects of American UFOism: Daniel Wojcik; 15. Attitudes towards religion and science in the UFO movement in the United States: Brenda Denzler; 16. Jung on UFOs: Robert A. Segal; 17. The psychology of UFO phenomena: John A. Saliba; Bibliography; Index; 
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