Cults

Here are entered works on groups or movements whose system of religious beliefs or practices differs significantly from the major world religions and which are often gathered around a specific deity or person.
Works on the major world religions are entered under [Religions.]
Works on religious groups whose adherents recognize special teachings or practices which fall within the normative bounds of the major world religions are entered under [Sects.]

found: Chryssides, G. Historical dict. of new religious movements, 2001:p. ix (new religious movements; NRMs or cults)

found: Encyc. of rel. and soc., 1998(New religious movements; NRMs, sometimes referred to as alternative religious movements, marginal religious movements, or cults)

found: Handbook of new religious movements, 2003:CIP galley (new religious movements; NRMs; new religions; cults)

Here are entered works on groups or movements whose system of religious beliefs or practices differs significantly from the major world religions and which are often gathered around a specific deity or person.
Works on the major world religions are entered under [Religions.]
Works on religious groups whose adherents recognize special teachings or practices which fall within the normative bounds of the major world religions are entered under [Sects.]

[Machine-derived authority record.]
subdivision [Cult] under names of individual deities, saints, etc. for the system of beliefs and rituals connected with them, e.g. [Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Cult]