UFO Crash at Roswell The Genesis of a Modern Myth

Name: UFO Crash at Roswell The Genesis of a Modern Myth
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ISBN: 9781588340634

ISBN-10: 1588340635

ISBN-13: 9781588340634

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Benson Saler, Charles A. Ziegler, Charles Moore

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In the summer of 1947 something mysterious crashed in the New Mexican desert, close to Roswell. This book charts the development of a modern myth, which built on a popular faith in technology & a popular distrust of government, so that a quarter of Americans now believe that aliens have visited Earth.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 6/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.90" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of Illustrations and Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Mythogenesis: Historical Development of the Roswell Narratives


The Form and Acquisition of the Myth


The Roswell Myth (1996)


The Myth's Historical Core


The "Real" Cover Story


Genesis of the Myth


Version 1 (1980)


Version 2 (1988)


Version 3 (1991)


Version 4 (1992)


Version 5 (1994)


Version 6 (1994)



Analysis of the Roswell Myth: A Traditional Folk Motif Clothed in Modern Garb


Parallels with Traditional Folk Narratives


Motivations of the Mythmakers


Functions of the Myth


A Cultural Perspective



The Early New York University Balloon Flights


Background


The First NYU Balloon Flights


The June 1947 Balloon Flights from Alamogordo


An Analysis of the Roswell Incident Debris


Conclusion


Epilogue



Roswell and Religion


Conceptualizing Religion: An Orientation


A Matter of Belief


A Religious Dimension of Roswell: Nonhypothetical Truths


Aliens as Superhuman Beings


Situatedness


Emotional Tones


Flying Saucers and Religion



Three Images of Roswell


The Public Image: A Case of Mistaken Identity


The Scholarly Image: A Case of Dubious Historicity


The Believers' Image: A Case of Embattled Truth


Portents and Omens



The Origins of the ML-307B/AP Pilot Balloon Targets



Later Experiences Pertaining to the Roswell Incident


Notes


Bibliography


Index