Can anybody help me with information for these three things?? I need to know the similarities and differences between them and I cant find it anywhere! Also does anybody have a really good example of a sect?
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- 04-11-2015 18:54
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Ayyyy I've actually just finished this section of the spec
Cult - Deviant. Low level of commitment needed, Stark and Bainbridge said there are 3 types - audience cult (no direct contact, usually subscribing to emails etc), client cult (buying services like acupuncture) and cultic movement (i.e. scientology) Accepting of wider society, doesn't claim a monopoly of truth, open to all.
Sect - Deviant. Rejects wider society and often cuts itself away from it. Usually short lived. Has one charismatic leader. Very high commitment expected. Claim monopoly of religious truth. Exclusive - you usually need to be invited or born into it. Some examples are: People's Temple, Heaven's Gate, Branch Davidians! All of these ended in the members killing themselves.
Denomination - Neibuhr developed the typology. Described as a "watered down church", doesn't claim a monopoly of truth, has a hierarchy of paid members (i.e. clergy), open to all, usually accepting of other beliefs in society, requires moderate level of commitment.
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- 04-11-2015 21:48
Thank you sooooo much!! It makes complete sense now!!
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- 04-11-2015 21:56
hey, this would be useful
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki...ious_Movements -
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- 04-11-2015 21:58
It took me a while to get all the definitions and sociologists drilled into my head haha
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hey, this would be usefulhttp://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki...ious_Movements
Stealing that for revision purposes
Last edited by pizzad0gs; 04-11-2015 at 22:01.
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