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Cults

Library of Congress Subject Headings · S85034719 · Descriptor revision 016598989a411d5f

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Scope of this subject

Works on the major world religions are entered under [Religions.] Works on religious groups whose adherents recognize special teachings or practices which fall within the normative bounds of the major world religions are entered under [Sects.] Here are entered works on groups or movements whose system of religious beliefs or practices differs significantly from the major world religions and which are often gathered around a specific deity or person.

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Names and connections

Alternative religious movements; Cult; Cultus; Marginal religious movements; NRMs (Religion); New religions; New religious movements; Religious movements, Alternative; Religious movements, Marginal; Religious movements, New

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Local answer status

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Numeric address and provenance

Morton address: 903125931793990212 · morton4x16-v1

Coordinates: (0, 20, 17947, 31744). The address interleaves categorical identifier bits. Nearby addresses are not guaranteed to describe semantically similar subjects.

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