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==Parent topics== | ==Parent topics== | ||
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==Subtopics== | ==Subtopics== | ||
{{r|Aum Shinrikyo}} | {{r|Aum Shinrikyo}} | ||
{{r|Church of Scientology}} | {{r|Church of Scientology}} | ||
{{r|Heaven's Gate}} | {{r|Heaven's Gate}} | ||
==Other related topics== | ==Other related topics== | ||
{{r|Moral panic}} | |||
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Parent topics
- Religion [r]: Belief in, and systems of, worshipful dedication to a superhuman power or belief in the ultimate nature of existence. [e]
- Ritual [r]: Set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value, which is prescribed by a convention or by the traditions of a community. [e]
Subtopics
- Aum Shinrikyo [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Church of Scientology [r]: Controversial religion based on the teachings of American author L. Ron Hubbard. [e]
- Heaven's Gate [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Moral panic [r]: A condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests; its nature is presented in a stylized and stereotypical fashion by the mass media; the moral barricades are manned by editors, bishops, politicians and other right-thinking people; socially accredited experts pronounce their diagnosis and solutions; ways of coping are revolved or (more often) resorted to. Stanley Cohen [e]