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Offers an overview and valuation of the UFO/alien abduction movement as a social phenomenon positioned between scientific and religious perspectives. This book demonstrates the unique place ufology occupies in the twentieth-century nexus between science and religion.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Short History of the UFO Myth 2. A Short History of Alien Encounters 3. Ufology: On the Cutting Edge or the Fringe of Science? 4. Ufology and the Imaginal 5. Ufology, God-Talk, and Theology Afterword. Final Thoughts on Science, Religion, and UFOs Appendix. A Picture of the UFO Community Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 01/06/2003
      ISBN13: 9780520239050, 978-0520239050
      ISBN10: 0520239059
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers an overview and valuation of the UFO/alien abduction movement as a social phenomenon positioned between scientific and religious perspectives. This book demonstrates the unique place ufology occupies in the twentieth-century nexus between science and religion.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Short History of the UFO Myth 2. A Short History of Alien Encounters 3. Ufology: On the Cutting Edge or the Fringe of Science? 4. Ufology and the Imaginal 5. Ufology, God-Talk, and Theology Afterword. Final Thoughts on Science, Religion, and UFOs Appendix. A Picture of the UFO Community Notes Bibliography Index

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