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The application of the labels "cults" or "sects" to (for example) religious movements in government documents usually signifies the popular and negative use of the term "cult" in English and a functionally similar use of words translated as "sect" in several European languages.
An exception of this is the usage of propaganda footage created by the cult in the game's introduction, portraying an Aum follower attempting to fly using a meditation practice called Darduri Siddhi (Asahara began the cult as a yoga class, and claimed he could fly using this technique), which is followed by a video of Aum spokesperson Fumihiro ...
Cthulhu's Dark Cults is an anthology edited by David Conyers, containing ten Cthulhu Mythos short stories set in Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu role-playing game setting. All the stories take place during the 1920s and 1930s, the era in which the game is set.
Researchers discovered a cult temple at the necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto in Tuscany, Italy, dating to the 7 th century. The temple had somehow remained undiscovered among 120 tombs carved into a ...
From the Manson Family to Jonestown, the most infamous cults in recent history have made headlines and lasting impacts around the world. R. Kelly allegations evoke memory of the most infamous ...
Our Lady of Endor Coven, also known as Ophite Cultus Sathanas, was an American Satanic cult founded by Herbert Arthur Sloane (born September 3, 1905, died June 16, 1975) in Cleveland, Ohio, with a claimed origin in 1948 [1] though definitive documentation of the group does not appear until the 1960s.
The Central African Republic (CAR) has a history marked by leaders who have fostered personalistic regimes, with prominent figures developing cults of personality to consolidate their power. Jean-Bédel Bokassa , who ruled from 1966 to 1979, was notorious for his elaborate self-styling as " Emperor " and his authoritarian rule, including his ...
The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, [1] originally Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church and commonly shortened to Peoples Temple, was an American cult which existed between 1954 and 1978 and was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).