Susan j palmer, professor of religious studies, dawson college. This is the book about the raelians for which we have been waiting. An indepth look at the raelian movement, founded in the 1970s by rael, born in france as claude vorilhon. Susan jean palmer is a canadian sociologist of religion and author whose primary research interest is new religious movements. The raelian movement teaches that life on earth was scientifically created by a species of extraterrestrial human scientists, which they call the elohim. This study is, as mentioned at the outset, an ethnography. In her highly informative book about the raelian movement, sociologist susan palmer remains true to her profession, avoiding the biased approach of journalists who have demonized and ridiculed this freelove, procloning, ufo. What is it about ufos that speaks to people with an apparently religious intensity. New religious ufo movements and problems with definitions. Palmer could have done this, but obviously chose not to, perhaps in belief that a detailed ethnography of such a group is. Raels ufobased cult believes extraterrestrial beings will determine the fate of mankind. With tales of a night in the mojave desert watching the night.
Born in france as claude vorilhon, the former racecar driver founded the religion after he experienced a visitation from the aliens the elohim who, in his cosmology, created humans by cloning themselves. Jul 27, 2014 raels ufobased cult believes extraterrestrial beings will determine the fate of mankind. The raelian movement teaches that life on earth was. Historians of religions have long recognized that stories about the creation of the world and of human beings can play potent roles in religious groups. Susan j palmer, professor of religious studies, dawson college, montreal, and author of aliens adored. Born in france as claude vorilhon, the former racecar driver founded the religion after he experienced a visitation from the aliens the elohim who, in his. In this uncanny and frequently eerie assessment of the world of ufo logy, gregory l. The raelian philosophy explains that all forms of life were created by human beings called elohim coming from another planet who made us in their image. Ufoglauben als neureligioses phanomen michael blume. This alien an eloha singular of the hebrew elohim reveals to vorilhon the latters true identity as rael, the last prophet sent by a race of superior scientists from a planet in another galaxy to convey a message to humankind. This fascinating, highly readable ethnography of the raelian movement adds significantly to our relatively meager social scientific knowledge of new religious movements, especially the ufo variety. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. As such it does not lay down grounded theory of, say, ufo cults or, more broadly, new religious movements. It traces rael s philosophy and the formation of the raelian subculture radical sexual ethics, gnostic anthropocentricism, and ecotheology, showing how our worldviews have been shaped by globalization, postmodernism, and secular humanism.
By virtue of their very nature, ufo religions combine beliefs in ufos and alien visi tations with religious ideas. Aliens adored is the first full length, indepth look at the raelian movement, a fascinating new religion founded in the 1970s by the charismatic prophet, rael. Raels ufo religion find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Ancient astronauts as a vision of our future jstor. Striking examples of these sexual innovations can be found in. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Book aliens adored is the first full length, indepth look at the raelian movement, a fascinating new religion founded in the 1970s by the charismatic prophet, rael. Religious groups that differ from the contemporary religious culture, be that christianity, islam, hinduism, buddhism etc. Read aliens adored raels ufo religion full ebook video. Reece travels deep into this alien mindset on a quest for the truth behind everything from scientologists, crop circles, flying saucer crashes and alien abductions. Raelism also known as raelianism or the raelian movement is a ufo religion that was founded in 1974 by claude vorilhon b. Reports of unidentified flying objects and alien encounters have sparked amateur research ufology, government investigations, and popular.
Rael s ufo religion find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Raels ufo religion find, read and cite all the research you need on. The journal of alternative and emergent religions, vol. Raelism is a ufo religion that was founded in 1974 by claude vorilhon b. It traces raels philosophy and the formation of the raelian subculture radical sexual ethics, gnostic anthropocentricism, and ecotheology, showing how our worldviews have been shaped by globalization, postmodernism, and secular humanism. Aug 15, 2007 ufo religion is an important book for anyone who is interested in the idea that our planet has hosted extraterrestrial visitors. Aliens adored is the first full length, indepth look at the raelian movement, a fascinating new religion.
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