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American Cosmic
- UFOs, Religion, Technology
Engelsk Hardback
American Cosmic
- UFOs, Religion, Technology
Engelsk Hardback

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More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving belief system in extraterrestrial life, a system that is changing and even supplanting traditional religions.Over the course of a six-year ethnographic study, D.W. Pasulka interviewed successful and influential scientists, professionals, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who believe in extraterrestrial intelligence, thereby disproving the common misconception that only fringe members of society believe in UFOs. She argues that widespread belief in aliens is due to a number of factors including their ubiquity in modern media like The X-Files, which can influence memory, and the believability lent to that media by the search for planets that might support life. American Cosmic explores the intriguing question of how people interpret unexplainable experiences, and argues that the media is replacing religion as a cultural authority that offers believers answers about non-human intelligent life.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9780190692889
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
019069288X
Udg. Dato:
25 apr 2019
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
149mm
Højde:
214mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press Inc
Oplagsdato:
25 apr 2019
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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