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Hellfire Club was a term used to describe several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Great Britain and Ireland in the 18th Century. The name most commonly refers to Francis Dashwood 's Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe . [ 1 ]
The hit documentary turned the forgotten cult — known for its red and orange clothing — into a pop culture obsession. Over six engrossing episodes rich with archival footage, directors Chapman ...
Krishna Venta (1911–1958), born Francis Herman Pencovic in San Francisco, founded the WKFL (Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith and Love) Fountain of the World cult in Simi Valley, California in the late 1940s. In 1948 he stated that he was Christ, the new messiah and claimed to have led a convoy of rocket ships to Earth from the extinct planet Neophrates.
Pages in category "BBC television documentaries about history during the 18th and 19th centuries" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Throughout their history, the Khlysts were pursued by accusations of sexual immorality and faced persecution from other religious groups and from the government. In the 18th century, doctrinal changes led to schisms, and by the 1970s, only a few isolated groups remained.
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults is an American documentary television miniseries revolving around the religious group Heaven's Gate and its leader Marshall Applewhite. It consists of four episodes and premiered on December 3, 2020, on HBO Max .
Films about cults, social groups that are defined by their unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or their common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal Contents
Kondratii Selivanov [], founder of Skoptsy-movement.Drawing from early 19th century. The Skoptsy movement emerged in the 1760s from the flagellant sect of the Khlysty.Its founder was a runaway peasant, later known as Kondratiy Ivanovich Selivanov, a former adherent of a Khlysty sect of Akulina Ivanovna in the Oryol Governorate. [12]