sushixyz t1_jcy7vta wrote
Excuse my ignorance but isn't it a tad inappropriate to refer to an ancient religion as a cult? I mean, it may have been a cult by today's standards. Obviously we don't sacrifice things anymore, however to these people in their time this was most definitely a normal practice across many different cultures throughout history. To refer to it as a cult is just a bit inaccurate, in my opinion.
whywoulditellyou t1_jcybo63 wrote
Cult in this context is not meant in the derogatory sense it is used today. Rather, it refers to the ritual worship of a group. For example, the worship in the Temple in ancient Israel would be referred to as the “Temple cult” even if a majority of the tribes at any time also believed the same.
sushixyz t1_jcybrp1 wrote
Thank you I did not know that
fighterace00 t1_jczxt5z wrote
The word cult is not even mentioned in the article at all.
marketrent OP t1_jd0vp9q wrote
>fighterace00
>The word cult is not even mentioned in the article at all.
‘Cult’ is the first word in the title of the peer-reviewed research article:
>Kennedy M, Strolin L, McMahon J, Franklin D, Flavel A, et al. (2023) Cult, herding, and ‘pilgrimage’ in the Late Neolithic of north-west Arabia: Excavations at a mustatil east of AlUla. PLOS ONE 18(3): e0281904. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281904
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Beautiful_Fee1655 t1_jczi7ld wrote
Cult, which shares an origin with culture and cultivate, comes from the Latin cultus, a noun with meanings ranging from "tilling, cultivation" to "training or education" to "adoration."
lifeiscelebration t1_jd0m7zq wrote
It doesn't sound so bad when you put it that way
RuinLoes t1_jcywv3b wrote
Cult doesn't mean like brainwashed suicide pact cult here.
thunder_blue t1_jczwsty wrote
'Cult' is the term for 'religion' in an anthropological context.
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YourScaleyOverlord t1_jcy9171 wrote
Perhaps it was a small, insular organization?
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