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chuck.drake
I'd like to use this thread to gather, discuss and catalog the mythological aspects of UFOs, aliens and the abduction phenomena. The assumption for this thread is that UFOs, aliens and abduction make up one of our living contemporary mythologies.
First off. This is a MOD+ thread. So we aren't debating the existence of UFOs or aliens or discussing physical proof, etc. This thread is about stepping back and looking at the story behind UFOs, aliens and abductions.
Definitely on topic for the thread is comparative mythology and how the various approaches to comparative mythology relate to this topic.
So in a nutshell:
1. What characters, actions, values, language, ideas, etc. comprise this mythology. How do we categorize them?
2. What is the "meaning" of the mythology? Where does it take us?
3. How does this mythology relate to other mythologies?
Hopefully this can be a fruitful and interesting thread. I know some folks on the forum are strong in comparative mythology studies, so I hope they can guide us in adding some structure to the study.
First off. This is a MOD+ thread. So we aren't debating the existence of UFOs or aliens or discussing physical proof, etc. This thread is about stepping back and looking at the story behind UFOs, aliens and abductions.
Definitely on topic for the thread is comparative mythology and how the various approaches to comparative mythology relate to this topic.
So in a nutshell:
1. What characters, actions, values, language, ideas, etc. comprise this mythology. How do we categorize them?
2. What is the "meaning" of the mythology? Where does it take us?
3. How does this mythology relate to other mythologies?
Hopefully this can be a fruitful and interesting thread. I know some folks on the forum are strong in comparative mythology studies, so I hope they can guide us in adding some structure to the study.