UFOs & Abductions: Challenging the Borders of Knowledge
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0700610324 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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They've made the covers of Time, Life, and the New York Times Book Review; garnered CNN coverage; turned up on Larry King Live and other high-profile talk shows; attracted large audiences for films and television series; and swamped the Internet with thousands of websites and discussion groups. Its authors examine the nature of UFO "evidence"; discuss the methodological debates; incorporate research from science, history, mythology, and psychology; and highlight the reactions of the government and military from the Cold War to the present. Despite this pervasive presence, few scholars have been willing to study the perplexing phenomena behind these cultural signifiers. Whether interplanetary tourists, interlopers from a parallel universe, or mere misfirings in the brain, UFOs and "aliens" permeate popular culture. Wary of a field that seems tainted by suspect methods and outlandish theories, many have logically stayed away. In response, this volume provides a kind of primer for scholars, skeptics, and others uneasy about investigating this field. Meanwhile, the phenomenon, rather than fading from public awareness, continues to grow and evolve. It also brings together for the first time in one book three bestselling authors—Jacobs, Budd Hopkins, and Pulitzer Prize winner John Mack—widely known for their writings on the highly controversial "alien abduct
Very good information summary from various investigators. Bernard Show I read this book edited by David Jacobs, Ph.D. expecting good information on the UFO abductions phenomenon from different points of view. I was pleased to find that the book is an excellent source for anyone, such as me, to review data on this subject to be used within the bibliography of a written work on this scientific quest. The material is very straightforward, its bibliography is very g. First Class Collection of Academic Perspectives from Kansas University Press The Guardian This scholarly collection of 10 essays, each by an author with a different academic speciality and a different take on the abduction phenomenon, is edited by Professor David Jacobs of Temple University, Philadelphia who also writes the introduction and concluding chapter, and pens one of the essays. The book was published by Kansas University Press in 2000, and is available only in its origin. Kevin Seeger said Good Overview of Ufology. This book offers a compendium of theses which decently portrays the UFO and alien abduction phenomena.1) UFOLOGY AND ACADEMIA: THE UFO PHENOMENON AS A SCHOLARLY DISCIPLINE argues for the inclusion of the UFO mystery into the mainstream academia, which should be studying such things, but instead chooses to distance itself from the phenomenon. The debate has been relegated to the tabloid fringe
McGill University psychologist Don Donderi argues that the scientific method is ill equipped to digest UFOsAlawyers, using legal standards of evidence, would handle them better, he believes, and "military intelligence analysts have probably already drawn the proper conclusions." Michael Swords (a former Journal editor) shows how 1950s and '60s Pentagon brass deliberately fostered public skepticism. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Ontario neuroscientist Michael Persinger suggests one possible reason why: certain electrical misfires in the brain, his lab's research sug