Cult

A is a  that is defined by its unusual, , or  beliefs and s, or its  in a particular , object, or. This sense of the term is controversial, having divergent definitions both in and academia, and has also been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study. The word "cult" is usually considered.

An older sense of the word involves a set of religious devotional practices that are conventional within their culture, are related to a particular figure, and are often associated with a particular place. References to the “cult” of a particular, or the , for example, use this sense of the word.

While the literal and original sense of the word remains in use in the English language, a derived sense of “excessive devotion” arose in the 19th century.

One example of a cult is the which is a small secretive group devoted to the god  who was expelled from the “high forest of the undamned” and imprisoned in a huge cage beneath the waters of the. His writhing is sometimes said to be the cause of rough seas and bad weather. The cult is mainly within the settlements of and  near  in, which is located in western.

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