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- Title
PEDAGOGICAL, NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF SHAPING THE IDENTITY OF CULT GROUP FOLLOWERS.
- Authors
Gajewski, Mariusz
- Abstract
The rapidly changing world does not provide a man with a sense of stability; he intensifies confusion in fundamental matters related to everyday life. Evolving in directions that are difficult to predict, this is not conducive to the process of maturing into a responsible experience of humanity. Various "religious" organizations and societies take advantage of this situation, putting confusion in order (usually in an apparent way), the - reby obtaining new adherents for their vision of a better world. Being under the influence of charismatic leaders, the members of new religious movements change their behavior diametrically, as well as their way of thinking about them - selves and the world. Any former model of life is replaced by a new, i.e., collective, model of thinking, estimating and be - having. Important things lose their value. The hitherto pre vai ling existence, perceived as "bad", "unenlightened", "materialistic" or "not soulful", is left for a new and "better" life, for purposes that are attainable only thanks to contact with the new group. The acquisition of self-identity and identification with the group requires considerable effort. Going over from one world to another brings with it numerous consequences of a psycho - logical and social nature. Hence an immense complexity of factors forming the identity of a religious man appear. On the one hand, this is influenced by personality factors, the level of inner integration, psychical and emotional maturity, and on the other hand - a number of social conditions, i.e., the specificity of the cult group, its structure, doctrine, history and social relations. All the above makes it impossible to create a universal model of the follower's identity within cult groups. It is only possible to indicate the conditions for the creation of the new individual, self leading to a manifestation of their participation within a definite cultic group.
- Publication
Acta Neuropsychologica, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 2, p233
- ISSN
1730-7503
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5604/01.3001.0014.1409