Poking fun at the Pope: Anti-Catholic Dialogue, Performance and the ‘Symbolic Construction’ of Identity in the International Raelian Movement
The International Raelian Movement is the world’s largest UFO-centred religion, claiming over 60,000 followers worldwide. Founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon, now known as the prophet Rael, the movement centres its cosmology on a reinterpretation of the Genesis creation myth. The figure of Jesus is a...
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Language: | English |
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2012
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International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2012, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-91 |
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B New Religious Movements B Atheism B Catholic B Ritual B Paedophilia B Dialogue B Pope B Protest B Homophobia B International Raelian Movement B Bell B Identity |
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