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CULT OF PERSONALITY
The word CULT pejoratively
refers to a group whose beliefs
or practices are considered
strange

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[Pejoratives are abusive words , they are grammatical forms which

denote a negative effect, they express the contempt or distaste of the speaker]

a group which is a minority in

society.
The word originally denotes a
system of ritual practices.
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HOW CULT OF PERSONALITY

ARISES_
when an individual uses mass
media
create an idealized and heroic
public image
The public image is created
through unquestioning flattery
and praise
Cults of personality are often
found in dictatorships.
GUPTA
A cult Ar.ofTARUN
personality
is similar to

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USE_
The modern usage of the
phrase "Cult of Personality"
focuses much less on direct
government control of media
and more on individuals who
have a large following of people
who see these individual as
"More than Human".
The modern usage of the
phrase "Cult of Personality"
focuses on the ISSUES/

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During the peak

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ofOFtheir
regimes,

these
leaders
were presented
as god-like and
infallible.
Their
portraits
were hung in
homes
and
giovanni
public buildings,
with artists and
poets
legally
required
to
produce
only
works
that
glorified
the
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Adolf Hitler
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HISTORY_
Monarchs were almost always
held in enormous reverence/
respect/ admiration.
Due to the principle of the
divine right of kings, they were
said to hold office by the will of
God.
The spread of democratic ideas
in Europe and North America in
the 18th and 19th centuries
made it increasingly difficult for

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DEVELOPMENT
Subsequently; Photography,
Sound recording, Film and Mass
production, as well as public
education and techniques used
in commercial advertising,
enabled political leaders to
project a positive image like
never before.
These circumstances in the 20th
century enabled best-known
personality cults to arose.
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REASON
Personality cults were first
described in relation to
totalitarian regimes that sought
to radically alter or transform
society according to radical
ideas.
Often, a single leader became
associated with this
revolutionary transformation,
and came to be treated as a
benevolent/ caring "guide" for

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REASON
This has been generally the
justification for personality cults
that arose in totalitarian
societies of the 20th century,
such as those of Adolf Hitler and
Joseph Stalin.

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