FLYING BUT UNIDENTIFIED! A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UFO PHENOMENA

Authors

  • Danijel Sinani Department of Ethnology and Anthropology Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade

Keywords:

unidentified flying object, aliens, contactees, abductions, UFO organizations, UFO movements, UFO religions

Abstract

This paper deals with the most important aspects of the UFO phenomenon. What has been presented here is a short history of the development of the phenomenon, the most important protagonists and the key events that have influenced the shaping of the idea about the existence and contacts with extraterrestrial intelligences. The phenomenon of the contact with extraterrestrial beings, the role and the positions of the most famous persons who claimed they had maintained communication with alien entities, abductions by aliens as well as the organizations of contactees have been considered. The conceptualization of the role of extraterrestrial beings and the messages that they are, allegedly, sending to mankind have been presented and the messages’ religious contextualization was pointed out.

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Published

2010-06-30

How to Cite

Sinani, D. (2010). FLYING BUT UNIDENTIFIED! A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UFO PHENOMENA. Anthropology, 10(1), 9–26. Retrieved from https://antropologija.com/index.php/an/article/view/321

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2010): Anthropology

Section

Original scientific paper

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