Paranormal nation : why America needs ghosts, UFOs, and bigfoot / / Marc E. Fitch
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| Autore: |
Fitch Marc E
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| Titolo: |
Paranormal nation : why America needs ghosts, UFOs, and bigfoot / / Marc E. Fitch
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (435 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 130.973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Parapsychology - United States - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Social life and customs |
| Classificazione: | SOC022000OCC023000 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Brief History of the Paranormal in America -- Chapter 3: Paranormal Hoaxes -- Chapter 4: The Native Paranormal -- Chapter 5: The JFK Assassination and the Paranormal -- Chapter 6: Social Change and the Paranormal -- Chapter 7: The Rise of Paranormal Television -- Chapter 8: The Paranormal Reality -- Chapter 9: The Paranormal Economy -- Chapter 10: Based on a True Story . . . -- Chapter 11: A Lack of Faith -- Chapter 12: Is Satanism Real? -- Chapter 13: The American Gothic -- Chapter 14: The Ghost Hunter Age: Today's Paranormal Movement -- Chapter 15: Shirley Jackson's America -- Chapter 16: Why does the United States Need Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot? -- Chapter 17: Cry of the Banshee -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Did you know that interest in UFO research increased during the 1960s as a result of the Kennedy assassination? Or that America experienced a Satanic Panic in the 1980s that culminated with the longest, most expensive court trial in American history? This book reviews the history, economy, and community of paranormal research in this country, and considers the deeper meaning behind the philosophies and theories surrounding the industry.Paranormal Nation: Why America Needs Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot explores the events that have defined paranormal belief systems today. From the birth of religious doctrine, to European witch hunts, to the increasing popularity of the supernatural in American television programming, the author examines the past and present conditions that have fueled interest in the unexplained and considers what this trend means for modern-day America. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Paranormal nation |
| ISBN: | 9798216126720 |
| 9780313382062 | |
| 0313382069 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910958772803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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