num_pages: 295
description: This part social history, part interpretive essay is an exploration that places the UFO firmly within the mythic tradition of Joseph Campbell &amp; Robert Bly. Blending the richly intellectual with the sensational, Angels &amp; Aliens gives a uniquely contemporary twist to the world of visionary experience. "In a brilliant stroke, Keith Thompson takes a subject usually confined to sensationalistic expose &amp; reveals its surprising literary richness, intellectual energy &amp; symbolic depths. By offering a new, open-ended perspective which avoids the dogmatism of true believers &amp; debunkers alike, Angels &amp; Aliens invites readers to enter a fascinating world with profound implications for our understanding of the human spirit."—- Addison Wesley Publishing "Probably the most profound book on the UFO controversy yet to appear...Thompson chronicles the unfolding UFO story, from flying saucer sightings in 1947 to the millennial mythologizing they've stimulated ever since...Prepare to imagine the unimaginable."—Venture World (VA) "Thompson thinks neither the UFO debunkers nor the UFO buffs are asking the right questions. As a consequence, the phenomenon remains suspended in a sort of scientific &amp; theological limbo."—Utne Reader
language: English
title: Angels and Aliens: UFO's and the Mythic Imagination
titlecomplete: Angels and Aliens: UFO's and the Mythic Imagination
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 51
publisher: Fawcett Columbine (NYC)