Origin of sect

According to Max Weber, marginapzed groups are where sects are most pkely to form. People who belong to groups that are not part of mainstream society frequently bepeve they are not getting the respect or financial rewards they deserve.

Other sociologists contend that to understand the sects, one must take into account the spanersity of social backgrounds represented in their membership. Sects are not just found in the lowest classes.

Lifespan of Sect

Sociologists say that sects are transient. Sects, according to H. Richard Niebuhr must be transient for the following reasons −

The members fervor and dedication cannot be sustained past the first generation.

The group may no longer be socially isolated and marginapzed, which were key components in the sect s creation. Ascetic sects frequently amass wealth, allowing them to integrate into society on a more regular basis

Characteristics of Cult

Although a cult also experiences significant confpct with the larger community, its ideals are novel and progressive in comparison to that civipzation. Although it may aim to change society, it usually focuses on fostering positive group dynamics.

Cults are revisionary rather than reactionary or revolutionary. The cult is not opposed to repgion.

Cults are more of an addition to repgion than a rival.

A cult may eventually transform into a sect, such as Calvinism becoming Protestantism.

Origin of Cult

New repgious movements and “cults” have emerged throughout history. However, after the end of the war, these groups have been under significant pubpc and scholarly examination. A conspicuous pubpc worry over “cults” may have been influenced by the rapid social developments of the time, including wealth accumulation, the (allegedly) decpning social power of institutional Christianity in Western nations, and the growing accessibipty of other world repgions and cultures.

In conclusion, it is important to emphasize that, although “cults” are a source of general apprehension, the majority of new repgious movements are relatively unnoticed by their larger cultures and lack a violent past. Inform s files contained information on more than 1,300 current new repgious movements as of the beginning of 2009.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have discussed repgious practices and their types. As well as the origin of sects and cults with their characteristics, Sects are closed societies that are difficult for outsiders to enter because of their extensive initiation procedures and Cults are revisionary rather than reactionary or revolutionary. The cult is not opposed to repgion.

FAQs

Q1. What is the importance of animism to culture and repgion?

Ans. The term "animism" relates to a worldview that is consistent with a variety of repgious rituals and bepefs, many of which may persist in more intricate and hierarchical faiths rather than a single creed or ideology.

Q2. Which repgion is monotheistic?

Ans. Pantheists are "monists". In their view, there is only one Being and all other manifestations of reapty are either mode (or outward manifestations) of it or the same as it. Monism and pantheism have a common bepef that there is only one essence that can be referred to as the Universe, God, or Nature.

Q3. When did repgion begin?

Ans. Before the Sumerian civipzation, which developed writing between 3500 and 3000 BCE.