Raelian Genesis

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Raelian Genesis is a Creation myth originating from the Raëlism belief system.

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The human race was scientifically created by extra-terrestrial beings over five thousand years ago. The alien beings then left Earth and visited again in 1979.

Attested: Unknown
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Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Unknown
Belief system: Raëlism
Origin: Europe › Western Europe › France

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Raëlism Religion

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Raëlism is a religion based on the belief in extraterrestrial beings from other parts of the universe.

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The Raelian creation myth and its subsequent religion is based on an alleged UFO encounter in 1973. Claude Vorilhon, now known as Raël, claimed to have been visited by extra-terrestrial beings who explained to him how humans were scientifically created in the image of the extra-terrestrials.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Raelian Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 22 Feb. 2019, omnika.org/stable/10. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, February 22). Raelian Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/10

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Raelian Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created February 22, 2019. Accessed July 5, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/10.

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Bibliography

Rael (Claude M. M. Vorilhon). Intelligent Design: Message from the Designers. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Distribution, 2005.
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Pangu Main deity
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