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In what field is it technical? I have a degree in Religious Studies and we were taught it was strictly jargon.
by tombh 4y ago
In what field is it technical? I have a degree in Religious Studies and we were taught it was strictly jargon.
- LegitShady 4y ago> I have a degree in Religious Studies and we were taught it was strictly jargon. sounds like you were in a cult
- pvg 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_(religious_practice) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_(religious_practice) just like 'cultic practice' is used in the article which is not related to the 'New Religious Movement' meaning.
- tombh 4y ago> This article discusses the _original_ meaning of the word "cult", not the term in the sociology of religion, new religious movements called "cults", cults of personality, or popular cult followings. Emphasis mine. As far as I was educated this is neither the commonly understood nor academically encouraged usage.
- pvg 4y agoIt's still used like that in historical or anthropological writing. Cult of the emperor, cult of this or that. You're just used to a different meaning that is also avoided in your particular field where the two meanings are more negatively collidey.
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- thaumasiotes 4y ago> In what field is it technical? I have a degree in Religious Studies and we were taught it was strictly jargon. Those two terms are synonymous. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jargon#Noun https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jargon#Noun