Paranormal nation : why America needs ghosts, UFOs, and bigfoot / Marc E. Fitch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitch, Marc E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology--United States--History.

Parapsychology.

United States--Social life and customs.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216126720

9780313382062

0313382069

OCLC:

879022395