Extraterrestrial Exegesis
The Raëlian Movement as a Biblical Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20199006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugene V Gallagher (0000-0002-6515-1438, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 14-33 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2010.14.2.14 |
| OpenAlex | W2040712033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Interpretation of the Bible has played a central role in the origins and development of the Raëlian movement. Claude Vorilhon's first encounter with the "Elohim" was immediately followed by an intensive week of Bible study that gave him a new identity as the messianic prophet "Raël," a new direction for his life as the earthly ambassador of the Elohim, and a new doctrine that would serve as the intellectual foundation of a new religious movement. The Raëlian movement and other new religions in which interpretation of the Bible figure prominently do not originate one-sidedly in a "cultic milieu" or "occulture" that is divorced from the broad biblical tradition. Rather, they represent creative blendings of biblical and other sources. Part of the attractiveness of the Bible for new religions is that it contains and legitimizes multiple examples of successful religious innovation
Aesthetics · Art · Doctrine · Exegesis · Literature · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |