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The Lemnian cult was always local to Lemnos, but the Samothracian mystery cult spread rapidly throughout the Greek world during the Hellenistic period, eventually initiating Romans. The ancient sources disagree about whether the deities of Samothrace were Cabeiri or not; and the accounts of the two cults differ in detail.
Robert S. Ellwood, Notes on a Neopagan Religious Group in America, History of Religions (1971). J. Gordon Melton (2003). Encyclopedia of American religions. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-6384-1. G. Melton and I. Poggi, Magic, Witchcraft, and Paganism in America (1992). Sarah M. Pike (2004). New Age and Neopagan Religions in America ...
Furthermore, on 27 May 2005, the 1995 list of cults of the French report was officially cancelled and invalidated by Jean-Pierre Raffarin's circulaire. [20] [21] In France, Antoinism was classified as a cult in the 1995 parliamentary reports which considered it one of the oldest healer groups. [22]
The Kabeiroi (ancient Greek Κάβειροι, Kabeiroi), also known as Cabeiroi and Cabeiri, is an ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus which survives in three fragments. It was written between 499 and 456BC, [1] and appears to have featured Jason and the Argonauts arriving on the island of Lemnos and being initiated into the mystery cult of the Kabeiroi.
Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America. Religious Information Series, 7 (Rev. and updated ed.). New York: Garland Publ. ISBN 0-8153-0502-8. Melton, J. Gordon (1999). Religious Leaders of America: A Biographical Guide to Founders and Leaders of Religious Bodies, Churches, and Spiritual Groups in North America (2nd ed.).
North America. Heathenry in the United States. Asatru Free Assembly (Stephen McNallen, 1974–1986) Ásatrú Alliance (1987) Ring of Troth (1987) Asatru Folk Assembly (1996) Odinist Fellowship (United States) (Else Christensen, 1971–2005) Odinic Rite (1973) Wotansvolk (1995) Heathenry in Canada
A Twelve Tribes dance. The Twelve Tribes, formerly known as the Vine Christian Community Church, [5] the Northeast Kingdom Community Church, [6] the Messianic Communities, [6] and the Community Apostolic Order, [7] is a movement that is defined as either a cult [14] or a new religious movement.
Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation is a 2009 book by Mitch Horowitz published by Bantam Books.The book is focused on the role that new religious movements play in the history of the United States; Horowitz argues that these movements, often marginalized or ignored by mainstream culture, played a substantial role in shaping American society.