Cult – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Thu, 23 Oct 2025 02:26:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Cult – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 What Is a Cult? https://brewminate.com/what-is-a-cult/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:11:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=160156 A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions and

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The Phrygian and Thracian Cult of Sabazios in Ancient Greece https://brewminate.com/the-phrygian-and-thracian-cult-of-sabazios-in-ancient-greece/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 19:28:02 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=146452 The Macedonians were also noted horsemen, horse-breeders, and horse-worshipers up to the time of Philip II. Introduction Sabazios

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The Ancient Greek Cabeiri Cult https://brewminate.com/the-ancient-greek-cabeiri-cult/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 19:27:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=146440 The name of the Cabeiri recalls Mount Kabeiros, a mountain in the region of Berekyntia in Asia Minor.

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Cult Images in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds https://brewminate.com/cult-images-in-the-ancient-and-medieval-worlds/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:10:59 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=130803 In Greek and Roman mythology, a “palladium” was an image of great antiquity on which the safety of

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The Sun-Cult in Ancient Egypt https://brewminate.com/the-sun-cult-in-ancient-egypt/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:10:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=130814 The name of the new god in ordinary everyday parlance was pa Aton, “the Aton.” By Dr. Aylward

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Mortuary Cults in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome https://brewminate.com/mortuary-cults-in-ancient-egypt-greece-and-rome/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:46:44 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=123209 Ancient cultures left behind extraordinary memorials which were used for mortuary cults during the epoques in which they

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An Overview of Prehistoric Ancestor Cults https://brewminate.com/an-overview-of-prehistoric-ancestor-cults/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:46:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=123204 Some of the burials in the Palaeolithic period raise the possibility of very early forms of ancestor cults.

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Oriental and Mystery Cults in Ancient Pompeii https://brewminate.com/oriental-and-mystery-cults-in-ancient-pompeii/ Sun, 08 Dec 2019 18:28:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=111717 Mystery cults have some characteristics not usually found in more traditional Roman religions. By Stephen Matthiesen The archaeological

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The London Mithraeum: Going Underground in Ancient Roman Londinium https://brewminate.com/the-london-mithraeum-going-underground-in-ancient-roman-londinium/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 18:32:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=107513 Londinium, as the city was called in ancient times, was founded by the Romans after they conquered the

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The Heroic Cult of Agamemnon in Ancient Greece https://brewminate.com/the-heroic-cult-of-agamemnon-in-ancient-greece/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:21:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=95789 Agamemnon received heroic worship from the establishment of the sanctuary at Amyklai along with his consort Kassandra, known

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