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'''Alien abduction entities''' are the beings alleged to secretly abduct and subject experiencers to a forced [[medical]] examination which often emphasizes their [[reproductive system]].<ref name="medicaldiff"> Miller, John G. "Medical Procedural Differences: Alien Versus Human." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Co(contracted; show full)local culture, with only a very few elements being the same worldwide, such as an otherworldly sensation, reports of [[mind control]], [[repressed memory|repressed memories]] being rediscovered, and [[human sexuality|sexual experiences]]. These elements, and many aspects of what witnesses describe, are very common in old stories of encounters with [[fairy|faeries]], [[demon]]s, and other [[magic (paranormal)|magical]] creatures.

In Brazil, there are strong links between the abduction phenomenon and [[spir
itist]] traditions.<ref name="brazilabductions" /> Brazilian abduction researcher Gilda Moura reports that following an increase in spiritism in the 1980s, there was a surge in the popularity of "Spiritist Centers" where paranormal healings occurred that "involv[ed] actual surgical cutting".<ref name="brazilabductions" /> 

(contracted; show full)<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" /> In an essay, Bullard writes that "The small showing for monstrous types and the fact that they concentrate in less reliable cases should disappoint skeptics who look for the origin of abductions in the influence of Hollywood. Nothing like the profusion of imaginative screen aliens appears in the abduction literature."<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" />

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