The Cult of Alien Gods : H.P. Lovecraft And Extraterrestrial Pop Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1591023521
ISBN-13
9781591023524
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Imprint
Prometheus Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 28th, 2006
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
620 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.30 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: from c 1900 -Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Nearly half of all Americans believe in existence of extraterrestrials, and many are also convinced that aliens have visited Earth at some point in history. This book traces the origins of a belief in these visitors to the work of HP Lovecraft. It also argues that the appeal of such myths is a troubling sign in an age when science is successful.
Many Americans believe that so-called ancient astronauts (visitors from outer space) were responsible for historical wonders like the pyramids. This entertaining and informative book traces the origins of such beliefs to the work of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). The author takes the reader through fifty years of pop culture and pseudoscience highlighting such influential figures and developments as Erich von Däniken (Chariots of the Gods), Graham Hancock (Fingerprints of the Gods), Zecharia Sitchin (Twelfth Planet), and the Raelian Revolution. The astounding and improbable connections among these various characters are revealed, along with the disturbing consequences of Lovecraft''s "little joke" for modern science and public knowledge.
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