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Cult (other)
A cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. Cult or cults may also refer to: Geography * Cult, Haute-Saône, France * Cults, Aberdeen, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland * Cults Academy, a school in Cults, Aberdeenshire * Cults railway station, a former station near Aberdeen * Cults, Fife, a parish in the Fife area, Scotland Sociology and religion * Cult (religious practice), literally the "care" owed to God or gods and to temples, shrines, or churches * New religious movement, cult in a common modern sense * Cult following, a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific work of culture * Cargo cult, a religious practice ritually mimicking a more advanced culture * Cult of personality, when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized, heroic, and at times, worshipful image * Imperial cult, a form of state religion in which a ruler is worshipped as a demigod or deity ** Roman imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult
In modern English, ''cult'' is usually a pejorative term for a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal. This sense of the term is controversial and weakly defined—having divergent definitions both in popular culture and academia—and has also been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study. Richardson, James T. 1993. "Definitions of Cult: From Sociological-Technical to Popular-Negative." ''Review of Religious Research'' 34(4):348–56. . . An older sense of the word involves a set of religious devotional practices that are conventional within their culture, related to a particular figure, and often associated with a particular place. References to the "cult" of a particular Catholic saint, or the imperial cult of ancient Rome, for example, use this sense of the word. While the literal and original sense of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cult (TV Series)
The Cult is a New Zealand serial drama television series in which a group of people try to rescue their loved ones from a mysterious cult called Two Gardens. The Cult held the 8:30-9:30 spot on TV2 in New Zealand. The series debuted in New Zealand on 24 September 2009 and finished with a 2-hour season finale on 10 December . It was airing on Polish and Portuguese television in 2011, and commenced screening on Australian television from December 2012. Plot A few years prior to the starting of the series, a number of people started disappearing, later turning up in a mysterious compound, known as "Two Gardens". Amongst these people were Ryan Lewis, Andy Wills and Jenni Seger. Years later, another group of people, the relatives of Ryan, Andy and Jenni, receive pictures of their loved ones in "Two Gardens". They each learn of the fellow liberators seeking to find their loved ones and decide to band together to rescue the trio and the great mystery surrounding their disappearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Cult (other)
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Christian cult may refer to: * Cult (religious practice) * Christian new religious movements See also * Cult (other) A cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. Cult or cults may also refer to: Geography * Cult, Haute-Saône, France * Cults, Aberdeen, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland * Cults Academy, a school in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cult (other)
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The Cult are an English rock band. The Cult may also refer to: * ''The Cult'' (album), a 1994 album from the rock group The Cult * ''Cult'' (TV series), an American television series * ''The Cult'' (TV series), a New Zealand serial drama television series * '' Batman: The Cult'', a 1988 Batman comic book mini-series * ''The Cult'', a 1972 movie re-released in 1976 as '' The Manson Massacre'' See also * Cult (other) A cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. Cult or cults may also refer to: Geography * Cult, Haute-Saône, France * Cults, Aberdeen, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland * Cults Academy, a school in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult (book)
''Cult: Leadership & Business Strategy: Ruthlessly Redefined'' is a management book written by "management guru" Arindam Chaudhuri and strategy professor A. Sandeep. The book was launched by Guy Kawasaki, former Chief Evangelist at Apple Inc. and current member, Board of Trustees at the Wikimedia Foundation, in December 2011 at an event in London attended by political and business leaders, and reached the top 10 business bestsellers list in India. The book deals with lessons for CEOs in running transnational corporations. The book is divided into two parts. The first part addresses leadership issues that CEOs face while running global corporations. The second part addresses business strategy issues that CEOs of very large corporations have to face. Guy Kawasaki commented on the book, "I have read the book and Steve Jobs would love this book, he truly would. This book is in the same quality of Malcolm Gladwell, Geoffrey Moore & Clayton Christensen." Marshall Goldsmith Marshall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee On Culture And Education
The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is a committee of the European Parliament. Responsibilities of the Committee This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for education in all countries of the European Union. The Committee has 6 aspects of focus: # looking at the cultural aspects of the European Union, in particular the safeguarding of cultural heritage, cultural exchange, and artistic creation of the nations in the European Union. # looking at the Union's education policy, both in the school education systems, and in lifelong-learning programmes, such as museums and libraries. #developing an audiovisual policy and connecting this with educational information systems. #looking at the development of a sports and leisure policy with an additional youth policy. #looking to connect information with a media policy. #cooperation with third countries in the areas of culture and education and relations with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cults (3D Printing Marketplace)
Cults is a 3D printing marketplace allowing designers, makers and other users to share free and paid models meant for 3D printing. It is also a social network where 3D printing enthusiasts can interact. History Cults was founded in 2014 and is the first fully independent 3D printing marketplace. In 2015, La Poste establishes a partnership with Cults and 3D Slash to develoimpression3d.laposte.fr a digital manufacturing service allowing users to have objects printed and shipped to them on demand. In 2016, Boulanger partners with Cults to develoHappy 3d an open source platform dedicated to spare parts printing, in an effort to promote sustainable consumption.. Name The name Cults is a semordnilap: Read from right to left, it spells St-Luc, patron saint of artists and sculptors. Additionally, the first three letters are STL STL may refer to: Communications * Standard telegraph level *Studio/transmitter link International law *Special Tribunal for Lebanon The Special Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cults (album)
''Cults'' is the debut album by American indie pop band Cults. The album was released in the US on June 7, 2011 on In the Name Of, an imprint of Columbia Records. The album was recorded over the course of 2010 and early 2011. In early 2010, the band released an EP, which featured two of the songs to appear on the album; "Go Outside" and "Most Wanted". The song "Go Outside" was featured on the soundtrack of the game '' MLB 11: The Show'' on PlayStation 3. The song "Bad Things" also appears in the Hulu true crime drama series '' The Act'' during the end credits of the third episode "Two Wolverines", and it was sampled on the track " She Knows" by rapper J. Cole from the album ''Born Sinner''. The song "You Know What I Mean" appears in episode 6 of Amy Poehler's show ''Russian Doll'' on Netflix. Critical reception The critical reception to ''Cults'' was generally positive. Jazz Monroe of ''NME'' said "the album isn’t quite the tremulous voyage of hearts and minds it wants to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult (Bayside Album)
''Cult'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Bayside. Background In September 2012, vocalist/guitarist Anthony Raneri said the group was "locking in a new label" and were aiming to being writing their next album in January 2013. The following month, the group released a covers EP as a stop-gap release to tide their fans over until their next album. Between April and June, the group supported Alkaline Trio on their headlining tour of the US. ''Cult'' was recorded at The Carriage House in Stamford, Connecticut, Applehead Recording in Woodstock, New York, and Raw Recording in Patterson, New York, with producers Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta. Goodman and Dan Korneff served as engineers; Chris Sheldon mixed the album, before it was mastered by John Naclerio at Nada Recording Studios. Release On August 16, 2013, the group announced they had signed to independent label Hopeless Records. Raneri said they were keen to with a label that "could be our last label. We wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult (Apocalyptica Album)
''Cult'' is the title of the third full-length LP by the band Apocalyptica released in 2000 with a special-edition released in 2001 containing an extra disc, mixed and mastered at Finnvox. Apocalyptica's first two albums consisted mostly of cover versions; ''Cult'' was their first album to feature mainly original composition, along with using distortion effects much more boldly and frequently, which gave the album a more orchestral sound, and also the album experimented with vocals and other instrumentation. There are some versions of the first release with "Path Vol. 2" as the first track and "Path" as the fourteenth. This is the last Apocalyptica album to feature Max Lilja on cello. The song "Hope Vol.2" has a music video which features scenes from the film '' Vidocq''. ''Cult'', along with '' Inquisition Symphony'' and ''Live'', were all released together in the Limited Edition Collectors Box Set. Track listing Note # Also Live at Muffatwerk, München on October 24, 2000 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cult
The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/ gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine". Since its initial formation in 1983, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, who are also the band's two songwriters. The Cult's debut studio album ''Dreamtime'' was released in 1984 to moderate success, with its lead single "Spiritwalker" reaching No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. Their second studio album, ''Love'' (1985), was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
