Benjamin D. Crace (American University of Kuwait), Review of Benjamin E. Zeller (ed.), Handbook of UFO Religions, Brill, 2021. Chapter: Carole M. Cusack, “Norman Paulsen and the Brotherhood of the Sun/ Sunburst,” pp. 354-368. By Benjamin D . Crace and Carole Cusack

https://www.academia.edu/70881427/Benjamin_D_Crace_American_University_of_Kuwait_Review_of_Benjamin_E_Zeller_ed_Handbook_of_UFO_Religions_Brill_2021_Chapter_Carole_M_Cusack_Norman_Paulsen_and_the_Brotherhood_of_the_Sun_Sunburst_pp_354_368 Handbook of UFO Religions is a massive and significant contribution both on the critical study of ufology and on its ties to contemporary minority religions. Divided into five parts with twenty-four chapters, its eclectic, interdisciplinary, and international group of contributors extends the conversation beyond the Anglo-American confines that often circumscribe such endeavors. Several of the essays, however, are perhaps too specialized. Authored by second-language academics, the result is stilted, often-jargon laced, idiomatic prose that requires not a little extra focus to decode. Nevertheless, the text will surely serve as a significant starting point for future research into the intersections of religion and ufology. ...