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WEEK 4
CLASS: SS1
TOPIC: CULTISM
CONTENT:
- Meaning and origin of cultism.
- Different cult groups especially those in educational institutions
SUB-TOPIC 1: MEANING OF CULTISM
Cultism is a practice performed by group of individuals who engage in secret activities for protection of member and for other motive and their activities are guided by ritual.
It is a practice of small group of people which deviate from the norms and expected pattern of behavior of a particular society.
It is the membership and operation of secret cults. A cult is a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion. The relationship is based on blood covenant.
A cult is a secret society which is not open to everybody. Cultism therefore is an act of belonging to a secret cult in an educational institution. Members of a secret cult have particular spiritual beliefs usually regarded by others as misguided. They come together for certain purposes that might not be approved by other people. Members use dangerous weapons to kill and maim rival groups or innocent students in order to assert their influence and get undue advantages such as good grades, girlfriends, etc in the campus.
EVALUATION
- Differentiate between cultism and cult
Origin of Cultism
Secret cults have existed in Africa for a long time. The Ogboni was prominent among the Yorubas. It is a group of elderly men whose major duty was to put a check on the traditional rulers to ensure that they did not overstep their bound. Some other cults that have existed in Nigeria includes; Ekine, Ekpe, Okonko and Owegbe.
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