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University Of Wisconsin Ancient Greece
706 wordsLarson, Jennifer Greek Heroine Cults. University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Jennifer Larson's extensive knowledge on the subject of ancient women, goddesses, gods, and mythology is very apparent in this book. I found the book difficult to read as one would read a novel or even a textbook. However, I thought that Larson's very detailed (and referenced and cross-referenced) descriptions of heroine cults would make an excellent reference book. This comprehensive book details Greek heroin cults and t...
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Gods And Goddesses Ancient Greeks
869 wordsPeople from all different regions of the earth talk about the Greek miracle. A period in time when a new outlook on the world came about. A common phrase in used to describe this Old things are passed away; behold all things are become new (Hamilton 78). Why it happened, or when, people have no idea. The only conclusion people can make from this would be a new point of view dawned; new ideas were brought forth never thought of before them. With this new miracle mankind became the center of the u...
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John The Baptist Greek World
1,623 wordsFor hundreds of years baptism has been a large part of many different religions. Although throughout history, and throughout many religions, the practice might have differed, but the meaning and the symbolism has remained relatively the same. The word baptism came from the Greek noun bastion, meaning, the dipping or washing. Less commonly used, baptisms, stemmed from the verb bath, meaning, to dip or immerse. This act of washing or immersion started with the Greeks and was later practiced by oth...
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People That Follow Religion To Become A Cult Order
422 wordsWhen Does a Religion Become a Cult? When Does a Cult Become a Religion? I think that religion and cults are closely related. However, there can be many noticeable differences. In order for a religion to become a cult, it needs to develop into a negative form of expression. Cults are often damaging to a person and any people that are close to them. In order for a cult to become a religion, it needs to develop into a positive form of expression. This cult to religion change is dependent on the amo...
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Cult Conversion Freewill Or Brainwashing
963 wordsThe controversy surrounding new religious movements seems to be foremost concerned with whether or not the members of these religions come of their own freewill or if they convert as a necessary and inevitable response to advanced coercion, or brainwashing techniques employed by the cult leaders. The concept of brainwashing came into popular existence in the 1950 s as the result of attempts to try and explain the behaviour of some American GIs who defected to the Communists during the Korean War...
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Cult Leaders Cult Members
1,154 wordsCults have become a phenomenon in our world today. Each year "hundreds of Canadians join some of the 3, 000 unorthodox religions of one type or another" (Fennel, Branswell, 189) all across North America. Like every organization, club or even in the common work place there is usually a person who is a figure of authority or other wise know as a "leader" and with every leader there are always rules and objectives that each and every member has to do and follow. The common psychological profile and...
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Examination Of Ufo Cult Groups
797 wordsOn June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying over the Cascades when he reported seeing "nine shiny objects in a chain-like formation speeding by at some 1600 miles per hour" (Ellwood 393). Arnold compared what he saw to a saucer skipping across water. This characterization led the media to adopt the concept of "flying saucer." Arnold's report was quickly followed by many other sightings reported from various places around the country. The introduction of this phenomenon into society brought...
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Jim Jones Cult Leaders
1,677 wordsThe mass suicides, that took place under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones, can be explained from a sociological perspective. By looking at how the group dynamics played into the outcome one gets a better idea of the whys? of the massacre. The sociological explanation is but one way to explain this horrific event. It is, however, the only one explored in this essay for reasons of concision. At one level, the deaths at Jonestown can be viewed as the product of obedience, of people complying wit...
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Society At Large Cultural Norms
581 wordsThe nature of Mormons as a religious group has been doubted by many, and a lot of people claim that it is a cult rather than a religion. Within the conceptual framework of this research, we will elaborate on whether the Latter-day Saint Church is a religion or a cult. Walter Martin, a Christian theologian defines cult as: a group, religious in nature, which surrounds a leader or a group of teachings which either denies or misinterprets essential biblical doctrines (Alexander, p. 123) This is an ...
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Papua New Guinea Indigenous Population
1,666 words... in the Duke of York group. Central to Tolai culture is the Tumbuan society, personified by a large tapa mask with circular eyes painted on the front topped by a black and white feather. This sacred Tolai Tumbuan masks arrive for a boy's initiation ceremony Traditional Malangan house display showing their masks, friezes, and sculptures. The man in front wearing a blue lava-lava is the "Rate" or ceremonial leader for this clan culture. A man wearing tapa cloth mask represents an important fema...
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Mormons Cult Or Religion
2,178 wordsMormons - Cult or Religion The nature of Mormons as a religious group has been doubted by many, and a lot of people claim that it is a cult rather than a religion. Within the conceptual framework of this research, we will elaborate on whether the Latter-day Saint Church is a religion or a cult. Walter Martin, a Christian theologian defines cult as: a group, religious in nature, which surrounds a leader or a group of teachings which either denies or misinterprets essential biblical doctrines (Ale...
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Prisoners Of War Period Of Time
2,191 wordsBrainwashing is a method of manipulating or influencing peoples own personal beliefs, thoughts, attitudes or actions in order to get them to believe what they had previously considered false. The word brainwashing originated from the Chinese term his nao, which literally means to wash the brain. Many people have different variations of what exactly they think brainwashing is, but all are generally the same, involving a powerful effort to manipulate the human mind. Brainwashing is said to have or...
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Religious Movements Cult Members
959 wordsThe controversy surrounding new religious movements seems to be foremost concerned with whether or not the members of these religions come of their own freewill or if they convert as a necessary and inevitable response to advanced coercion, or? brainwashing? techniques employed by the cult leaders. The concept of brainwashing came into popular existence in the 1950? s as the result of attempts to try and explain the behaviour of some American GI? s who defected to the Communists during the Korea...
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Religious Groups Charles Manson
1,857 wordsOn November 18, 1978, in a cleared-out patch of the Guyanese jungle, Reverend Jim Jones ordered the 911 members of his flock to kill themselves by drinking a cyanide potion, and they did. It seems cultists were brainwashed by this megalomaniac Jones, who had named their jungle village after himself and held them as virtual slaves, if not living zombies. Jones himself was found dead. Hed shot himself in the head, or someone else had shot him. Is it plausible that more than nine hundred people too...
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Cult Leaders Military Base
685 wordsToday there are many dangerous groups one should try to avoid. One of the popular groups today is a cult. Some cults can be completely harmless where others can lead a person (or many) to suicide. Many cults are formed by a fraud and just for the benefit of the leader. Here is a look at how some cults attract new members, how the members are treated, what they are trained to do, and what you should do before committing to any group. Cult leaders look for people who are not feeling good about the...
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U S News S News And World Report
2,132 wordsJonestown: The Terror Within. Cults have existed throughout history since the beginning of time. A cult is defined in Websters dictionary as a system of religious worship with a devoted attachment to a person, principle, etc. Over the past thirty years numerous religious cults have caused tens of thousands to abandon their families, friends, educations, and careers to follow the teaching of a leader they will never meet (Beck 78). Opinions vary as to why people are drawn to cults. Martin Marty, ...
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High School Diploma 00 P M
1,512 wordsThe form of deviance being studied is cults, particularly the Hare Krishna. Krishna is a popular Hindu god and is the inspiration of many cults. Prabhupada came to America in the 1960 s and founded the Hare Krishna movement. He was sent to America by his guru to spread the word of Krishna when he was 70 and attracted a following of young hippies disillusioned with material goods. But failed to attract a larger population because this behavior is viewed as deviant by most of society. There are di...
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Kingdom Of Heaven Heavens Gate
1,009 wordsThe Heavens Gate Cult The Heavens Gate cult is one of literally thousands of millennial cults, including hundreds of UFO-based cults around the world. They attract followers by promising escape from expected cataclysmic events that supposedly will signal the end of this millennium. The Heavens Gate cult is the last stage in the almost three-decade transformation of a vagabond couples UFO delusions into a sophisticated Internet suicide cult. The Heavens Gate cult was led by a man named Marshall A...
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Majority Of The Population Christian God
811 wordsThe Spread of Christianity Kenneth Scott Latourette examined factors which he cited as influential and determinative in what he teams variously the Victory of Christianity over other results and philosophies with which it competed in the Greece-Roman world. There were a number of factors Latourette says, one of which was crucial although it might not have carried the victory in the absence of all others. As factors, Latourette cites that the Employer Constantine tolerated it and subsequently end...
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Religious Tolerance Legal System
715 wordsOne might take the view that society should be tolerant to any religion so long as it conforms to our laws and written constitution. At first glance, this statement seems as fit an answer as possible to the question of societal limits to religious tolerance. Unfortunately, if one were to consider the matter with more caution, one would eventually see that the statement could only be part of a greater answer. It is without a consideration of some of the elements which constitute cults, as well as...
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