Secret cousins: analogies in the construction of religious authority through "science" in Maurice Bucaille and Claude Vorilhon (Rae͏̈l)
In this paper I discuss the work of two French authors who advocate a “scientific” exegesis of sacred scriptures: physician Maurice Bucaille (1922–1998) and religious leader Claude Vorilhon (alias Raël, b. 1946). Bucaille argues that the Qur’an’s divine origin is demonstrated by its accuracy about n...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Californiarnia Press
[2016]
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Nova religio
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 34-58 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bucaille, Maurice 1920-1998
/ Koran
/ Bible
/ Natural sciences
/ Extraterrestrial intelligence (motif)
/ Rael-Bewegung
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| IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements BJ Islam HA Bible |
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