This page groups practices by how settled their scholarly classification is. Wikipedia notes that "starting about 1920, 'cult' acquired an additional six or more positive and negative definitions," a term whose meaning has shifted considerably. Browsing this way lets a visitor see which practices scholars describe consistently and which remain genuinely contested.
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A standard analytic category in the study of religion
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
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