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The Lure of the Edge - Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs (Paperback, New edition)
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The Lure of the Edge - Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs (Paperback, New edition)
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UFO phenomena entered American consciousness at the beginning of
the Cold War, when reports from astonished witnesses of encounters
with unknown aerial objects captured the attention of the United
States military and the imagination of the press and the public.
But when UFOs appeared not to be hostile, and when some scientists
pronounced the sightings to be of natural meteorological phenomena
misidentified due to "Cold War jitters", military interest declined
sharply and, with it, further overt scientific interest.;Yet
sighting reports didn't stop and UFOs entered the public
imagination as a cultural myth of the 20th century. Brenda
Denzler's comprehensive, clearly written and compelling narrative
provides the first sustained overview and valuation of the
UFO/alien abduction movement as a social phenomenon positioned
between scientific and religious perspectives. Demonstrating the
unique place ufology occupies in the 20th century nexus between
science and religion, Denzler surveys the sociological contours of
its community, assesses its persistent attempt to achieve
scientific legitimacy and concludes with an examination of the
movement's metaphysical or spiritual outlook. Her book
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