Aliens, ghosts, and cults : legends we live
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GR105 .E43 2001
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GR105 .E43 2001
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor | GR105 .E43 2001 | On Shelf |
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xv, 291 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
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"In late May, a Pennsylvania high school hums with the rumor that a Satanic cult plans on killing the first four couples through the door on prom night." "A horror writer in the Catskills is overcome with grief, alienated from his wife, unable to write, and suffering from recurring thoughts of physical and sexual indignities he has no words to describe. He concludes he has been abducted by aliens." "In a Pizza Hut in Ohio, employees refuse to close alone because the ghost of a hanged man haunts the refrigerator." "Tales such as these are the subject of Bill Ellis's Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live. In the book, he explores the complex relationship between ordinary life and outlandish but oft-told legends. What he finds is startling. In multiple case studies legends become part of life. Officials take action in answer to each story's weird details, and people adjust their behavior to avoid or to experience aliens and ghosts." "Written for both the cultural studies expert and the reader fascinated with reactions to extraordinary phenomena, Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults pursues motivations for why people tell these "true stories, heard from a friend of a friend.""--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ellis, B. (2001). Aliens, ghosts, and cults: legends we live . University Press of Mississippi.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Bill, 1950-. 2001. Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live. University Press of Mississippi.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Bill, 1950-. Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live University Press of Mississippi, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Bill. Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live University Press of Mississippi, 2001.
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