Cult

Archie Brown makes the claim that the cult of the leader was of the ‘utmost importance’ in the totalitarian regimes of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Communist Russia during the twentieth century. One cannot deny the increased emphasis on personal leadership as a fundamental characteristic of totalitarian states. This is essentially due to the personality cults of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini that were formed during this era. E.A. Rees maintains that a leader cult is an ‘established system…

The Mystery Cults and Christianity Through shared commonalities, the mystery cults helped to anchor a place for Christianity in the Ancient Greek and Roman world. These practices paved the way for early Christianity was to be viewed in the context of a mystery cult. Only the “mystery cult” of Christianity dealt with one god instead of two or more. There were many mystery cults in ancient times, some that may be lost to us forever. The mystery cults that focused in this paper will be the…

say, the founding of Christianity and Mormonism was likely to be considered a cult during their time period. Not only did these two religions face prosecution from their societies for having different ideals, but also they both had two charismatic leaders that believed that were encountered by God to spread His word, at two very different time periods. In this paper, one will see what it means to label something as a cult, how Jesus of Nazareth and Joseph Smith encountered God, how their…

In authors Bromley and Shupe article "The Tnevnoc Cult" readers are told about a culture of The Tnevnoc and to me, their very cruel and outrageous practices or rituals. When being first introduced to the culture we learn about the very basics of how they recruit their members and also who they target to become members. This already has already raised an eyebrow for me only because when thinking about any culture or religion, I more so think of them being open to all. As we continue reading, we…

the people have followed in what we call cults. These cults have emerged in society for ages, with the first cult dating all the way back to the time of King David in Judah. Throughout America, cults have emerged time and time again, cutting the ties that hold together American culture as we know it; and they became infamous for going against the traditional beliefs and values held in American society. One of the earliest examples of cults in America…

worshipped. However, others believe that people who needs a God do not know how to solve their problems. In the "Religion and Cults" (2011), Hayward focuses his attention on the consequences of beliefs. Hayward analysis the term cult, some christian anthropological questions, and the christian mission and cultures. In "Religion and Cults," Hayward (2011) states that in religion and cults, anthropologists do not look at whether it is true of false; instead, they look at the consequences of their…

The diffusion of Egyptian cults in the Greek and Roman World Sources The Roman imperial fleet was one of the main gateways for diffusion of Egyptian cults into the Roman world, and both merchant and war fleets had significant role in that diffusion. One of the most important parts of the research of this diffusion is to determinate the groups of citizens who were involved in it. In order to do that we have to find the sources from Greek and Roman periods such as epigraphic inscriptions, literary…

The cult worship of Mithra, the supposed Iranian god of light, justice and the contract, grew at a rapid rate during the course of the late first century A.D. The mystery cult is now a topic of debate amongst scholars, due to the mysterious nature of the cults appearance across such an incredible distance so suddenly throughout the early empire. This essay will discuss this issue of sudden growth across several distant regions during such a short a short period of time, taking into account…

During the French Revolution, revolutionaries wanted to create a government that would value people’s rights. Unfortunately, violence started to play a role in order to achieve the goals of the revolution. The period in which the violence started became known as the Reign of Terror. Individual rights were being ignored and thousands of people were being executed because they were suspected of aiding or being an enemy. The Reign of Terror was not justified because the actions toward external…

The peoples Temple was a Christian cult which was founded and led by James Warren (Jim) Jones.The People’s Temple was introduced as an mission for the sick, homeless and jobless. He began to create a large following of over 900 members in Indianapolis during the 1950s.(Robinson) Jim Jones also earned degrees from Indiana University and Butler University. He was not considered a “Fundamentalist pastor” as many reports in the media and the anti-cult movement claim. Robinson states,” He belonged…