The Overview Effect and the Ultraview Effect: How Extreme Experiences in/of Outer Space Influence Religious Beliefs in Astronauts
This paper, based mainly on astronauts’ first-person writings, historical documents, and my own ethnographic interviews with nine astronauts conducted between 2004 and 2020, explores how encountering the earth and other celestial objects in ways never before experienced by human beings has influence...
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/8/418 |