02762nam 2200613Ia 450 991045893750332120200520144314.00-8147-8982-X0-8147-8642-1(CKB)2560000000050094(EBL)866218(OCoLC)779828481(SSID)ssj0000424860(PQKBManifestationID)11290943(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424860(PQKBWorkID)10475310(PQKB)10876093(MiAaPQ)EBC866218(OCoLC)670447886(MdBmJHUP)muse10248(Au-PeEL)EBL866218(CaPaEBR)ebr10415959(EXLCZ)99256000000005009420100419d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrParanormal America[electronic resource] ghost encounters, UFO sightings, Bigfoot hunts, and other curiosities in religion and culture /Christopher D. Bader, F. Carson Mencken, and Joseph BakerNew York New York University Pressc20101 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-9135-2 0-8147-9134-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 portraiParapsychologyUnited StatesCuriosities and wondersUnited StatesElectronic books.ParapsychologyCuriosities and wonders130.973Bader Christopher David999013Mencken Frederick Carson1964-999014Baker Joe1965-999015MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458937503321Paranormal America2291997UNINA