Cult

three hundred years later in around 200 BC, allegedly, a Greek priest arrived in Etruria and led the expansion of the Bacchic cult into Rome and the rest of the Italian peninsula. This cult was associated with many immoralities and was of major concern to the Roman government for a variety of both official and private reasons. In order to address to this rapidly growing cult which eventually grew in population similar to that of a second city, the Roman government passed a senatorial decree…

TITLE In the book The Cult of the Saints, Peter Brown explore the rise and function of the cult of the saints, and the religious practices and cultural life of people in the early church. Peter Brown opposes the popular “two-tiered model” and offers an alternative model. The “two-tiered model” is the theory that the cult of the saints was a “popular religion” and started by the “vulgar” bringing in their superstitious practices and the elite just have to succumb to it. However, Brown comes up…

known as Stalin’s cult of personality. In this sense, Stalin’s personality cult went against traditional Bolshevik practice. This cult allowed Stalin to have a stronger support system for his policies as he lacked the same prestige as Lenin, especially in the 1930s when the famine of 1932-1933 increased opposition and he started to rely on drastic measures such as the Great Purge, in which he eradicated any people he perceived to be a threat to his authority. Thus, Stalin’s cult also grew as his…

One way cult leaders obtain followers is through charisma and belief that they have knowledge no one else does. Cults are all different, but they start with a leader. This leader is one who is charismatic and has “a message that challenges both religious and secular authorities” (Cults Dangerous Devotion). Charisma refers to a “a special charm or appeal that causes people to feel attracted and excited by someone” (Merriam Webster). Someone who is charismatic is “usually a more convincing, power…

The line between what makes an organization a cult or a religion is sometimes hard to define. The fact that many recognized religions were once considered cults helps to make defining the distinction difficult. However, the fact that the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has long been a cult in the United States is very simple to comprehend and understand. This organization has been a stable in American society for over 100 years and has utilized the belief in god, hatred, fear, and violence to perpetuate…

To ensure the restoration and refocus of the traditional gods to be continued and reduce the power of the Cult of Amun, the Egyptian pharaohs within the late 18th and early 19th dynasty, Horemheb, Ramesses II, Seti I and Ramesses II, re-established the return and worship of the traditional gods for a political purpose, ensuring control of the Egyptian empire. In the effort to remove all previous mentions of the Aten, the following pharaoh’s destroyed all mentions of Akhenaten to the pharaohs…

Leaders have the need to monitor member's every single move, making sure they are living life the way the leader wants them to based on the cults beliefs. They prescribe what types of clothes to wear, where to live, how to discipline children, and so forth. Cult members typically live in small communities with one another, creating their own society. This community operates almost independently like a small town or village. Members trade amongst each other, while all having a specific job that…

separating woman and men into distinct economic roles. For instance, Home was a woman’s special sphere which was the centerpiece of the cult domestically reform(Cycle of American Literature, Women’s Revolt).Woman were viewed as emotionally and physically weak and artistic and the keepers of society 's conscience, while men were viewed as strong but rude. The Cult Diversity Reform emphasizes that women and men are able to have the same rights, and one gender should not be superior over the other.…

The Cult of Domesticity dictated that woman follow four virtues: piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. According to Catherine J. Lavendar, a professor at the College of Staten Island, piety was essential for women because they were looked upon as…

One of the greatest struggles that modern society has come to face is the balancing and dealing with the issue of busyness and this the crux of Barbara Ehrenreich’s essay, “The Cult of Busyness.” Ehrenreich’s arguments are based on the premise that society has adopted this social contagion that busyness is related to success. She argues that this misconception has lead many people to suffer from the consequences of busyness which influence many aspects of their life. Barbara develops her…