Technology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements

This paper considers the most important factors that have played a role in the emergence and development of UFO religiosity and UFO alternative religious movements, from occult, spiritualist and theosophical teachings, to alternative ideas and debates on the origin of mankind. By analyzing the basic...

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Autor principal:	Danijel Sinani
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Lenguaje:	EN FR SR
Publicado:	University of Belgrade 2016
Materias:	Anthropology GN1-890
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a652512303cd4616ac5720983f2c28402021-12-02T00:35:28ZTechnology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements0353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/a652512303cd4616ac5720983f2c28402016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/176https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801This paper considers the most important factors that have played a role in the emergence and development of UFO religiosity and UFO alternative religious movements, from occult, spiritualist and theosophical teachings, to alternative ideas and debates on the origin of mankind. By analyzing the basic theological premises, the paper discusses the basic religious and culturological paradigms to be found in UFO movements. It also shows how a major part of their corpus can be recognized in existing "traditional" religious groups, and suggests that UFO religions represent just another variation on the numerous concepts that offer answers to key existential questions.Danijel SinaniUniversity of BelgradearticleAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2016)
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description	This paper considers the most important factors that have played a role in the emergence and development of UFO religiosity and UFO alternative religious movements, from occult, spiritualist and theosophical teachings, to alternative ideas and debates on the origin of mankind. By analyzing the basic theological premises, the paper discusses the basic religious and culturological paradigms to be found in UFO movements. It also shows how a major part of their corpus can be recognized in existing "traditional" religious groups, and suggests that UFO religions represent just another variation on the numerous concepts that offer answers to key existential questions.
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title	Technology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements
title_short	Technology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements
title_full	Technology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements
title_fullStr	Technology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements
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Technology. Theosophy. Theology: The Religious Character of UFO Movements

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