In my fear and magic class that I am taking through the Anthro department, we talk a lot about magic as a potential reality, and the application of magical practice for many groups around the world. One of the articles that we had to read for the class was on Alien abductions and the religious dimensions of contemporary UFO legends. The article was overall arguing that alien abduction reports follow a lot of religious stories where dieties come down in order to impart on someone special knowledge. The accounts vary from things like aliens warning humans that they are behaving badly and apocalyptic warnings of things to come, to things like identifying a “chosen one” among humans or revealing the identity/purpose of the aliens interacting with humans. All of these elements take a very religious tone in their constructions and function towards imparting a specific person with this special knowledge. Be it from a diety or from something identified as an alien by abductees, both of these entities represent something that is outside and completely unknown to those experiencing the event and are attempting to guide humans down a particular path.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Misc 2 - Stephen Mason
Alien Abductions
In my fear and magic class that I am taking through the Anthro department, we talk a lot about magic as a potential reality, and the application of magical practice for many groups around the world. One of the articles that we had to read for the class was on Alien abductions and the religious dimensions of contemporary UFO legends. The article was overall arguing that alien abduction reports follow a lot of religious stories where dieties come down in order to impart on someone special knowledge. The accounts vary from things like aliens warning humans that they are behaving badly and apocalyptic warnings of things to come, to things like identifying a “chosen one” among humans or revealing the identity/purpose of the aliens interacting with humans. All of these elements take a very religious tone in their constructions and function towards imparting a specific person with this special knowledge. Be it from a diety or from something identified as an alien by abductees, both of these entities represent something that is outside and completely unknown to those experiencing the event and are attempting to guide humans down a particular path.
In my fear and magic class that I am taking through the Anthro department, we talk a lot about magic as a potential reality, and the application of magical practice for many groups around the world. One of the articles that we had to read for the class was on Alien abductions and the religious dimensions of contemporary UFO legends. The article was overall arguing that alien abduction reports follow a lot of religious stories where dieties come down in order to impart on someone special knowledge. The accounts vary from things like aliens warning humans that they are behaving badly and apocalyptic warnings of things to come, to things like identifying a “chosen one” among humans or revealing the identity/purpose of the aliens interacting with humans. All of these elements take a very religious tone in their constructions and function towards imparting a specific person with this special knowledge. Be it from a diety or from something identified as an alien by abductees, both of these entities represent something that is outside and completely unknown to those experiencing the event and are attempting to guide humans down a particular path.
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