TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harrison,Albert A.
TI  - Starstruck: Cosmic Visions in Science, Religion, and Folklore 
SN  - 9781789204148
AV  - GR625 .H34 2007 
U1  - 398.362 22
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Stars
KW  - Mythology
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Preface --; One THINKING BIG --; Two FRONTIER SCIENCE --; Three Eyes on the Universe --; Four The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis --; Five Of Gods and Spacemen --; Six Visitor Experiences --; Seven Tricksters --; Eight Matters of Life and Death --; Nine Preposterous or Prudent? --; Ten Star Wars --; EPILOGUE --; References --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - We live in an era of exploding scientific knowledge about the universe, and our place and future within it. Much of this new knowledge conflicts with earlier wisdom, and some has frightening implications. Cosmic evolution, space exploration, the search for extraterrestrial life, and concerns about humanity’s future prompt us to seek new answers to old existential questions. Where did we come from? Why are we here? Are we alone? What will become of us? In our search for answers, we turn to science, religion, myth, and varying combinations thereof. Exploring an ambiguous region between recognized findings and unfettered imagination, Starstruck explores the multifaceted, far-reaching, and often contentious attempts of people with contrasting worldviews to develop convincing and satisfying interpretations of rapidly accumulating discoveries in physics, astronomy, and biology
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ER  -