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Autore |
Bader Christopher David |
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Paranormal America [[electronic resource] ] : ghost encounters, UFO sightings, Bigfoot hunts, and other curiosities in religion and culture / / Christopher D. Bader, F. Carson Mencken, and Joseph Baker |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-8982-X |
0-8147-8642-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MenckenFrederick Carson <1964-> |
BakerJoe <1965-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Parapsychology - United States |
Curiosities and wonders - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The house of 150 ghosts -- The truth is within -- The truth is out there : paranormal beliefs and experiences -- Round trip to hell in a flying saucer? -- Paranormal subcultures -- Paranormal people -- Darkness and light -- Out on a limb. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A significant number of Americans spend their weekends at UFO conventions hearing whispers of government cover-ups, at New Age gatherings learning the keys to enlightenment, or ambling around historical downtowns learning about resident ghosts in tourist-targeted "ghost walks". They have been fed a steady diet of fictional shows with paranormal themes such as The X-Files , Supernatural , and Medium , shows that may seek to simply entertain, but also serve to disseminate paranormal beliefs. The public hunger for the paranormal seems insatiable. Paranormal America provides the definitive portrai |
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