Cult (religion) (2449 bytes)
1: ...ses in the sense of "cultural sub-group," as in [[cult film]], etc.''
5: ...s that are separately dealt with at the entry ''[[cult]]''.
7: ...of which are outwardly expressed in ''cultus'' or cult and are indistinguishable to the observer. [[Cath...
9: ...itutes for sacrifice. Other manifestations of the cult of a deity are the preservation of [[relic]]s or ...
11: ...ology of religion]], two aspects of [[comparative religion]].

Approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion (10134 bytes)
1: '''Approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion''' can be divided into two broadly defined school...
3: ...o we recognize what are religious beliefs?", "Are religions individual or group activities?", and "What meth...
13: ...are to be considered religious and the effects of religions.
17: ...mes referred to as "[[Hebrew thought]]", defines "religion" as any set of beliefs that fulfills certain func...
19: ...ct between “religion” and “anti-religion” is in fact competition between different [...

The Cult (1042 bytes)
1: ...82]] as ''Southern Death Cult'' and later ''Death Cult'' before settling on their current name.
12: * ''[[The Cult (album)|Self-Titled]]'' ([[1994]])
15: [[Category:Later punk groups|Cult, The]]
16: [[Category:Goth|Cult, The]]
17: [[Category:Grunge groups|Cult, The]]

Cult (33013 bytes)
1: ...sambiguation)]] for more meanings of the term "'''cult'''"''.
3: ...diosyncratic practices that cause the surrounding culture to regard it as far outside the mainstream.
5: ...n. This largely originated with highly publicized cults which were widely believed to exploit their memb...
7: ...ily and non-believers; and by the infiltration of religion into nearly every aspect of daily life.
9: ...y that the only difference between a cult and a [[religion]] is that the latter is older and has more follow...

Cult following (1564 bytes)
1: A '''cult following''' is a group of [[fan (aficionado)|fan...
3: ...re are exceptions, mostly in [[science fiction]]. Cult followings are often dedicated enough that many o...
5: ...ll be considered 'cult'. Science-fiction oriented cult followings include that of [[The Hitchhiker's Gui...
7: ...arding]] vast amounts of collectables. Some such "cult fans" occasionally veer into [[obsessive-compulsi...
11: * [[cult film]]

Cult of Domesticity (675 bytes)
1: The ''''cult of domesticity'''', was a prevailing view during ...
7: The Cult of Domesticity identified the home as the "separa...

Cult of the Supreme Being (328 bytes)
1: ...ilien Robespierre]], intended to become the state religion after the [[French Revolution]].

Cult of Herodias (3137 bytes)
1: ...e Biblical character [[Herodias]]. Fables of this cult began to spread sometime before the [[10th centur...
3: ...by the time of [[Justinian]], stories about pagan cults persisted into the Middle Ages.
5: ...cult centred on the goddess '''[[Diana]]'''. This cult, according to the story, was mainly intended for ...
7: ..."''. By the 12th century the folktales about this cult had expanded to other places in Europe; the Catho...
9: ...meetings. He too considered the existence of this cult to be a fable at best.

Cult suicide (4165 bytes)
1: ...s groups, in this context often referred to as "[[cult]]s", have led to their membership committing [[su...
2: * [[Heaven's Gate (cult)|Heaven's Gate]]
17: Some argue that [[martyrdom]], as found in religions such as [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], is tanta...
19: ...), a concept is becoming more common that relates cult suicide with marytrdom. Suicides theferore call t...
21: ...is is generally not considered as suicide in most cultures.

Cult film (3163 bytes)
1: ...filmmakers, although usually a film that becomes "cult" started out with unusual elements or subject mat...
3: ...inal release is a key defining factor. A hint of cult status is a sequence of midnight showings over a ...
7: ... is considered by many the first true and seminal cult film.
9: ...he cult film text, the nature and epistemology of cult film and its audiences is now studied academicall...
11: ...usly he and his films are now acquiring nostalgic cult status in Britain.

Destructive cult (9603 bytes)
1: ...ill become destructive popular but unscientific [[cult checklist]]s have been developed.
3: ... [[People%27s_Temple|People's temple]] portraying cult leader [[Jim Jones]] as the loving father of the ...
7: ...ily and non-believers, and by the infiltration of religion into nearly every aspect of daily life.
9: ...rmful though they did not belong to a destructive cult.
11: ...s use the term ''cult'' rather than ''destructive cult'':

Cult homicide (1180 bytes)
3: ...Truth]] [[cult]] is a well-publicized homicidal [[cult]], some of its members having released bags of [[...
7: Many religions have practised [[human sacrifice]], examples are...
8: *The cult of [[Thuggee]] in [[India]] murdered hundreds of ...
11: The controversial distinctions between cult and religion and between sacrifice and terrorism become proble...
15: *[[Cult suicides]]

Cult of personality (7260 bytes)
1: ...7.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Adolf Hitler]] built a strong cult of personality, based on the [[Führerprinzip]].]]
2: ...blicans; it paved the way for the Imperial family cult of the Roman Empire.
4: Personality cults usually characterise [[totalitarian]] states or ...
7: For example, during the [[Cultural Revolution]], all [[Chinese]] essays, includi...
9: Personality cults aim to make the leader and the state seem synony...

Cargo cult (4464 bytes)
1: ...eligious phenomenon. For the musician see [[Cargo Cult (music)]].''
3: '''Cargo cult''' is a term for religious rituals where the beli...
7: ...misnomer—no one who participated in a cargo cult actually knew that they were doing so.
13: The cultists thought that the foreigners have some special...
15: ...ng strips, hoping to attract more airplanes. The cultural impact of these practices was not to bring ab...

Cult checklist (8390 bytes)
26: ==Checklist For Cult Behavior==
27: ...eristic similarities. Many popular checklists of "cult behavior" circulate, and sources differ in the te...
29: ...not (as many did then) say that Christians were a cult. Thus, care should be taken in leveling serious ...
34: * Mind control – Cults seek to control members' sources of information ...
35: ...king. Persons who question or challenge what the cult offers are denied access or [[exile]]d.

Cult radio (1203 bytes)
1: ... fuller discussion of this sense of "cult", see [[cult film]].)
3: A list of programmes that achieved cult radio status follows:
5: ==UK Cult radio programmes==

Imperial cult (2497 bytes)
1: The '''Imperial cult''' was the [[worship]] of the [[Roman emperor]] a...
7: ...ult was a particularly aggressive sort of [[civil religion]].
9: ..., refused to worship the Emperor, considering the cult to be [[idolatry]]. The [[sacrifice]] was used a...
11: The imperial cult was abandoned when [[Constantine I of the Roman E...
18: ...s.org/essays/Cult.html Role of the Roman Imperial Cult During the Augustan Age]

Cult television (3481 bytes)
1: ...]]''', like [[cult figure]]s, [[cult film]] and [[cult radio]], attracts a band of aficionados devoted t...
3: ...feature [[social commentary]] and [[humor]]. Many cult shows were not hits in their original runs, and q...
5: ...ones as new people discover them. Before the DVD, cult shows were often much harder to obtain and spread...
7: A list of programs that achieved cult television status might include:

Definitions of cult (1282 bytes)
1: The word '''cult''' has multiple conflicting definitions, when app...
5: ... wasn't really religious (see [[list of purported cults]]).
10: *[[Heaven's Gate (cult)|Heaven's Gate]]
14: ...eld. The [[Christian countercult movement|counter-cult movement]] particularly watches out for groups cl...

Syzygy Cult (286 bytes)
1: The '''Syzygy Cult''' is a [[freeware]] development company active d...
4: [http://www.syzygycult.com Syzygy Cult Online]

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