Cult

Beliefs/Conformity Once the cult moved to Jonestown the members of the peoples temple believed that Jim was their god or an human representation of god. This made it easier for Jones to manipulate the members of the temple, he would abduct people who were struggling and give them “a better life” “Jones: I've tried my best to give you a good life. In spite of allI've tried, a handful of people, with their lies, have made our life impossible. If we cant live in peace then lets die in…

As the cult matures, the legends surrounding the miraculous image are revised to insure the prosperity of the cult. A notable example in Holmes’s text is the development of the legends behind the Annunciation at the SS Annunziata. The image cult surrounding the Annunciation begins with the claim that the artwork is painted by divine intervention. As the cult’s popularity grows…

Satanic Panic The satanic cult scare of the early 1990s is comparable to the religious cult scare of the 1970s (Bromley, 1991). Just as the cult scare in the 1970s arose during a time of social conflict, the “satanic panic” was rooted in institutional crisis. The Anti-Satanism Movement and the media helped spark fear, crediting satanic worship to cemetery and church desecrations, animal mutilations and children sacrifices. They also blamed heavy metal rock music and fantasy games, such as…

not a major difference, it is a difference so that is why Baptism is considered a sect. Sects are different from cults because a cult is more like a dictatorship than a religion.…

addition, some personality traits make a person much more susceptible to brainwashing than others. There is substantial evidence that brainwashing was used during the Korean war on American Prisoners of War. Currently brainwashing is being used in many cults and extremist groups around the world. During the Korean War, Korean agents brainwashed American Prisoners of War and they admitted to waging germ warfare even though they had not. As a result of brainwashing, 21 U.S soldiers converted to…

Throughout this essay, An investigation of the works of Hofesh Shechter: Gender in dance will be discussed, and elaborating on If the piece ‘Cult’ and Shechter’s choreography in the piece challenge stereotypical representations of gender or reinforce them? An intention of descriptive analysis of Shechter’s work will be considered, also. A discussion on gender in dance and how it has affected recent times. Hofesh Shechter is a choreographer. “The person who constructs or designs a dance. The…

workings of cults and serial killers. I have found that the most informative and thorough sources came from documentaries, books, and articles from August 1969 to January…

again firmly under Rome’s control. This provides an interesting context for the building and by extension it’s famous frieze. The cult of Bacchus, otherwise known as Dionysus, was expressly outlawed in the Roman empire, save for special cases granted by the Senate. It is not known whether or not the owners of the Villa of Mysteries had one such special permission. The cult was introduced to Rome by the Greek cultures in southern Rome. The conflicting influences of Greek against Roman cultures…

religious activities such as rituals, festivals, competitions, etc. This essay will describe how these two elements would affect a person’s participation in Greek religion, specifically for sacrifices, festivals, priests and sanctuaries, and lastly, cults. By looking at these elements of Greek religion and comparing the roles and levels of participation to different genders and their social status, it can be shown what religious life was like for different types of people. Almost all types of…

Historians such as Clive Holmes, Kevin Sharpe and Alice Dailey have all credited him as a martyr, with the latter scrutinising the important of the Eikon Basilike in the establishment of this cult. While martyrological experts Thomas Freeman and Brad Gregory have failed to give Charles’ martyrdom any attention at all. In comparison, Andrew Lacey has investigated Charles’ martyrdom with reference to its political complexity and Conrad Russell…