There is serious tension in Benin, the Edo State capital, as rival cult groups, Black Axe and Maphite Confraternities, have resumed their battle for supremacy, which has so far led to the killing of ...

What does the word “cult” mean? The earliest version of the term can be found in writings from the 1600s. Back then it simply meant “homage paid to divinity” or “offerings to win over ...

So how do cults lure people in? Tui McLean explores the secret world of cults through a psychological lens, examining what a cult actually is, and how some cults have been able to make ordinary ...

MUSI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE ACROPOLIS, ATHENS Sympathetic interest in the human condition eventually led the Greeks to adopt new forms of religion and new cults. No longer seen as a joyless ...

Gule Wamkulu was a secret cult, involving a ritual dance, practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique. It was performed by members of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of ...

That was when he learned about the secret teachings. “In cult groups on the outside, you have the outward facing teachings that don’t look so bad, but then, as you go further into the group ...

Reflecting on his departure from the cult, Buchi shared that his understanding of such groups underwent a profound shift. He realised that cultism wasn't merely about clandestine gatherings or ...