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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Main Author: Gregg, Stephen E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: equinox 2012
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2012, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-91
Further subjects:B Cohen
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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