The myth and mystery of UFOs / Thomas E. Bullard.

By:

Bullard, Thomas E. (Thomas Eddie), 1949-

Publication details: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2010.Description: ix, 417 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780700617296 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700617299 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Unidentified flying objects

DDC classification:

001.942 22

LOC classification:

TL789 .B75 2010

Contents:

Who goes there? The myth and the mystery of UFOs -- The growth and evolution of UFO mythology -- UFOs of the past -- From the otherworld to other worlds -- The space children : a case example -- Secret worlds and promised lands -- Other than ourselves -- Explaining UFOs : an inward look -- Explaining UFOs : something yet remains.

Summary: Bullard shows how ongoing grassroots interest in UFOs stems both from actual personal experiences and from a cultural mythology and also how UFOs have catalyzed the evolution of a new but highly fractured belief system that borrows heavily from the human past and mythic themes.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-398) and index.

Bullard shows how ongoing grassroots interest in UFOs stems both from actual personal experiences and from a cultural mythology and also how UFOs have catalyzed the evolution of a new but highly fractured belief system that borrows heavily from the human past and mythic themes.

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