Alien Worlds: Social and Religious Dimensions of Extraterrestrial Contact (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815608585)

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.

Author: Diana Tumminia
ISBN-10: 0815608586
ISBN-13: 9780815608585
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 10.04h x 7.02w x 1.07d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2008 pg. 1174