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This view, called cocoivorism, culminated in Engelhardt's statement that the constant consumption of coconuts leads man to immortality. Engelhardt also made a living trading in coconuts, dried coconut, and coconut oil. After developing an ulcer on his right leg, he adopted a coconut monodiet, blaming tropical fruits for his condition. [10]
Kabakon or Kaka Kon Island is a small island in group of Duke of York Islands in the Bismark Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. [1] August Engelhardt chose Kabakon as the island to establish his Sun-worshipping sect, notable for only eating coconuts, from 1902 until his death.
The religion was deemed a "cult" and was promptly banned in 1975 by communist officials. [1] The Coconut Monk died in unexplained circumstances in 1990, [9] marking the demise of the cult. [citation needed] The Coconut Estate is now serving as a tourist attraction along the My Tho Mekong Delta Tour. [clarification needed]
A marble slab with a brief inscription of Ông Đạo Dừa's name. Ông Đạo Dừa ("The Coconut Monk"), born Nguyễn Thành Nam (December 25 1910 – May 13 1990), was a self-styled Vietnamese mystic and the founder of the Coconut Religion (Đạo Dừa) in Vietnam. [1] [2] Đạo Dừa temple in Bến Tre.
Hainuwele can be understood as a creation myth in which the natural environment, the daily tasks of men, and the social structures are given meaning. In the myth, spirits and plants are created, and an explanation is provided for the mortality of mankind and the formation of tribal divisions within the Wemale ethnic group.
Bragg claimed to have been born in 1881 in either Fairfax County, Virginia or Pinkle, Virginia, [3] [4] but genealogical research indicates he was born on February 6, 1895, in Batesville, Indiana, where his father was editor, publisher, and printer of the "Batesville Democratic Herald" newspaper.
Unification Church (统一教; tǒngyī jiào), known as "The Moonies" in the US, founded by Korean-American Sun Myung Moon in Busan in 1954, defined by the ministry as a cult in 1997. [10] Sanban Puren Pai (三班仆人派; sān bān púrén pài), a Christian sect founded by Xu Wenku in the 1990s, defined by the ministry as a cult in 1999.
A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, [1] is the result of an effort which is made to create an idealized and heroic image of a glorious leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise.