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Cultural and Psychological Meaning of UFOs & Alien Abduction
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Alien Abductions: Creating a Modern PhenomenonAlien Abductions: Creating a Modern Phenomenon by Terry Matheson
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A professor of literature examines the phenomenon and its mythic significance.
Angels and AliensAngels and Aliens by Keith Thompson
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One of the first analyses of the UFO phenomenon as contemporary mythology.
Captured By Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large UniverseCaptured By Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large Universe by Joel Achenbach
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A Washington Post reporter's commentary on his encounters with scientists, ufologists and experiencers.
Aliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to CyberspaceAliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to Cyberspace by Jodi Dean
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A professor of political science examines the meaning of pop culture fascination with UFOs and aliens.
The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOsThe Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs by Brenda Denzler
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A scholarly exploration of the UFO/alien abduction movement from the cultural and religious standpoint.
Picturing Extraterrestrials: Alien Images in Modern Mass CulturePicturing Extraterrestrials: Alien Images in Modern Mass Culture by John F. Moffitt
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An art historian discusses popular iconography depicting ETs and the appeal of the cultural belief in them.
Ufo's & Alien Contact: Two Centuries of MysteryUfo's & Alien Contact: Two Centuries of Mystery by Robert E. Bartholomew
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A sociologist and a professor of psychology present and discuss a detailed history of UFO sightings and contact reports.
Alien ImpactAlien Impact by Michael Craft
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An examination of the myth of the alien from ancient times until the present.
Alien Dawn: An Investigation into the Contact ExperienceAlien Dawn: An Investigation into the Contact Experience by Colin Wilson
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An analysis of alien contact's relationship to other strange phenomena by a scholar who has written many books about the unexplained.
The Abduction Enigma: The Truth Behind the Mass Alien Abductions of the Late Twentieth CenturyThe Abduction Enigma: The Truth Behind the Mass Alien Abductions of the Late Twentieth Century by Kevin D. Randle
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Experienced ufologists and a psychologist who are convinced that Earth has been visited refute arguments for literal belief in alien abduction.
Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: A Reporter's Notebook on Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at M.I.T.Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: A Reporter's Notebook on Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at M.I.T. by C. D. B. Bryan
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A journalist's in-depth account of a conference held at MIT in 1992 and the theories discussed there.
Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference Held at M.I.T. Cambridge, Ma.Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference Held at M.I.T. Cambridge, Ma. by Abduction Study Conference
Papers presented at the 1992 Abduction Study Conference held at MIT.
UFOs & Abductions: Challenging the Borders of KnowledgeUFOs & Abductions: Challenging the Borders of Knowledge
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A collection of essays by experts who believe the phenomenon should be studied.
Abduction: Human Encounters with AliensAbduction: Human Encounters with Aliens by John E. Mack
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A psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School expresses his belief in the reality of alien contact and recounts experiences of his patients.
Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien EncountersPassport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters by John E. Mack
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Speculations on significance of the phenomenon to our worldview by a professor of psychiatry who took alien abductions seriously.
Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by AliensAbducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens by Susan A. Clancy
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A researcher in psychology at Harvard discusses the psychological basis of abduction memories.
Flying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the SkiesFlying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies by C. G. Jung
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Jung's intepretation of the psychological meaning of UFO sightings and alleged contact.
Passport to Magonia: On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel WorldsPassport to Magonia: On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds by Jacques Vallee
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A classic examination of the relationship of UFOs to folklore of the past by a pioneering UFO researcher.
Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien ContactDimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact by Jacques Vallee
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Speculations about what might lie behind UFO experiences (see also his books "Confrontations" and "Revelations".)
Gods Have Landed, The (SUNY Series in Religious Studies)Gods Have Landed, The (SUNY Series in Religious Studies) by James R. Lewis
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Scholarly essays about the religious dimensions of the UFO phenomenon, emphasizing new religions and cults.
UFO ReligionsUFO Religions by C. Partridge
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Scholarly essays about new religions that focus on UFOs and alien contact.
Alien Identities : Ancient Insights into Modern UFO PhenomenaAlien Identities : Ancient Insights into Modern UFO Phenomena by Richard L. Thompson
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A survey of the phenomenon focused on parallels with the cosmological literature of ancient India's Vedic culture.
Lights in the Sky & Little Green Men: A Rational Christian Look at Ufos and ExtraterrestrialsLights in the Sky & Little Green Men: A Rational Christian Look at Ufos and Extraterrestrials by Hugh Ross
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A fundamentalist Christian view, arguing that the few UFOs not explained in other ways are of demonic origin.
Report on Communion : An independent investigation of and commentary on Whitley Strieber's CommunionReport on Communion : An independent investigation of and commentary on Whitley Strieber's Communion by Ed Conroy
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A discussion of Strieber's book "Communion" based on interviews with those close to him as well as ufologists, emphasizing its place in the larger context of folklore.
The Omega Project: Near-Death Experiences, Ufo Encounters, and Mind at LargeThe Omega Project: Near-Death Experiences, Ufo Encounters, and Mind at Large by Kenneth Ring
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A psychologist's research into the relationship between UFO encounter reports and near-death experiences.