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| Cult is embodied in [[ritual]] and ceremony. Its present or former [[presence]] is made concrete in temples, shrines and churches. By extension, "cult" has come to connote the total [[culture|cultural]] aspects of 'a' religion, as they are distinguished from others through differentiation. | | Cult is embodied in [[ritual]] and ceremony. Its present or former [[presence]] is made concrete in temples, shrines and churches. By extension, "cult" has come to connote the total [[culture|cultural]] aspects of 'a' religion, as they are distinguished from others through differentiation. |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Cults]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Cults '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Cults]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Cults '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
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| The comparative study of cult practice is part of the [[discipline]]s of the [[anthropology]] of [[religion]] and the [[sociology]] of religion, two aspects of comparative religion. In the [[context]] of many religious organisations themselves, the study of cultic is called ''liturgy''. | | The comparative study of cult practice is part of the [[discipline]]s of the [[anthropology]] of [[religion]] and the [[sociology]] of religion, two aspects of comparative religion. In the [[context]] of many religious organisations themselves, the study of cultic is called ''liturgy''. |
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− | True [[religion]] is a meaningful way of living dynamically face to face with the commonplace realities of everyday life. But if religion is to stimulate [[individual]] development of [[character]] and augment integration of [[personality]], it must not be standardized. If it is to stimulate evaluation of [[experience]] and serve as a [[value]]-lure, it must not be stereotyped. If religion is to promote supreme loyalties, it must not be [[formal]]ized.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_99#99:4._TRANSITION_DIFFICULTIES] | + | True [[religion]] is a meaningful way of living dynamically face to face with the commonplace realities of everyday life. But if religion is to stimulate [[individual]] development of [[character]] and augment integration of [[personality]], it must not be standardized. If it is to stimulate evaluation of [[experience]] and serve as a [[value]]-lure, it must not be stereotyped. If religion is to promote supreme loyalties, it must not be [[formal]]ized.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_99#99:4._TRANSITION_DIFFICULTIES] |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Sect]]''''' | | *'''''[[Sect]]''''' |
| + | *'''''[[Cult of Personality]]''''' |
| *'''''[[New Religious Movement]]''''' | | *'''''[[New Religious Movement]]''''' |
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