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- catalog abstract ""Advocating credibility for this much-maligned field of research, historian David Jacobs and his coauthors highlight some of the key events, issues, themes, and theories surrounding this elusive, complex, and compelling subject." "Whether interplanetary tourists, interlopers from a parallel universe, or mere misfirings in the brain, UFOs and "aliens" permeate popular culture. 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." "This volume provides a kind of primer for scholars, skeptics, and others uneasy about investigating this field. 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. 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 abduction" phenomenon."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11990319.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Advocating credibility for this much-maligned field of research, historian David Jacobs and his coauthors highlight some of the key events, issues, themes, and theories surrounding this elusive, complex, and compelling subject." "Whether interplanetary tourists, interlopers from a parallel universe, or mere misfirings in the brain, UFOs and "aliens" permeate popular culture. 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." "This volume provides a kind of primer for scholars, skeptics, and others uneasy about investigating this field. 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. 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 abduction" phenomenon."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-358) and index.".
- catalog description "Ufology and academia: the UFO phenomenon as a scholarly discipline / Stuart Appelle -- Limited access: six natural scientists and the UFO phenomenon / Ron Westrum -- Science, law, and war: alternative frameworks for the UFO evidence / Don C. Donderi -- UFOs, the military, and the early Cold War era / Michael D. Swords -- The extraterrestrial hypothesis in the early UFO age / Jerome Clark -- UFOs: lost in the myths / Thomas E. Bullard -- The UFO abduction controversy in the United States / David M. Jacobs -- Hypnosis and the investigation of UFO abduction accounts / Budd Hopkins -- How the alien abduction phenomenon challenges the boundaries of our reality / John E. Mack -- The UFO experience: a normal correlate of human brain function / Michael A. Persinger -- Research directions / David M. Jacobs.".
- catalog extent "viii, 382 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "UFOs and abductions.".
- catalog identifier "0700610324 (pbk. : alk paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "UFOs and abductions.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "UFOs and abductions.".
- catalog subject "001.942 21".
- catalog subject "Alien abduction.".
- catalog subject "BF2050 .U36 2000".
- catalog subject "Human-alien encounters.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ufology and academia: the UFO phenomenon as a scholarly discipline / Stuart Appelle -- Limited access: six natural scientists and the UFO phenomenon / Ron Westrum -- Science, law, and war: alternative frameworks for the UFO evidence / Don C. Donderi -- UFOs, the military, and the early Cold War era / Michael D. Swords -- The extraterrestrial hypothesis in the early UFO age / Jerome Clark -- UFOs: lost in the myths / Thomas E. Bullard -- The UFO abduction controversy in the United States / David M. Jacobs -- Hypnosis and the investigation of UFO abduction accounts / Budd Hopkins -- How the alien abduction phenomenon challenges the boundaries of our reality / John E. Mack -- The UFO experience: a normal correlate of human brain function / Michael A. Persinger -- Research directions / David M. Jacobs.".
- catalog title "UFOs and abductions : challenging the borders of knowledge / edited by David M. Jacobs.".
- catalog type "text".