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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781789204148
035 _a(DE-B1597)701002
040 _aDE-B1597
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050 4 _aGR625 .H34 2007
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082 0 4 _a398.362
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHarrison, Albert A.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aStarstruck :
_bCosmic Visions in Science, Religion, and Folklore /
_cAlbert A. Harrison.
264 1 _aNew York ;
_aOxford :
_bBerghahn Books,
_c[2007]
264 4 _c2007
300 _a1 online resource (244 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tPreface --
_tOne THINKING BIG --
_tTwo FRONTIER SCIENCE --
_tThree Eyes on the Universe --
_tFour The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis --
_tFive Of Gods and Spacemen --
_tSix Visitor Experiences --
_tSeven Tricksters --
_tEight Matters of Life and Death --
_tNine Preposterous or Prudent? --
_tTen Star Wars --
_tEPILOGUE --
_tReferences --
_tINDEX
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aWe 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.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024)
650 0 _aCosmology
_xFolklore.
650 0 _aStars
_xFolklore.
650 0 _aStars
_xMythology.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781789204148?locatt=mode:legacy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781789204148
856 4 2 _3Cover
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