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Tables of Contents for Little Green Men, Meowing Nuns and Head-Hunting Panics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
1
2
Professor Erich Goode
Preface
3
2
Section One: Broad Overview
5
20
Mass Hysteria and Social Delusions: A Concise History
7
18
Section Two: Mass Hysteria in Closed Settings
25
54
Epidemic Hysteria in Schools
27
28
Epidemic Hysteria at Work
55
24
Section Three: Mass Hysteria in Communities
79
64
The Mad Gasser of Virginia
81
14
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
95
27
Pokemon TV Show Sickens Thousands in Japan
122
10
Rethinking the Medieval Dancing Mania
132
11
Section Four: Collective Delusions
143
82
Penis Panics: Collective Delusions Outside the West
145
13
Imaginary Air Raids on Canada: Xenophobia During World War I
158
11
The Phantom Sniper of Esher, England: How a Community Created an Imaginary Assailant
169
14
The Ghost Rockets: Anatomy of a Moral Panic
183
14
The Wish Mania as a Moral Panic in Reverse
197
16
Before Roswell: The Meaning Behind the Crashed-UFO Myth
213
4
The Martian Invasion Panic
217
8
Section Five: Major Issues and Future Directions
225
12
From Demon Possession to Environmental Fears: The Changing Face of Mass Delusions and Hysterias
227
10
Notes
237
60
Index
297