This article does not discuss "cult" in its original meaning of "religious practice;" for that usage see Cult . See Cult for more meanings of the term "cult." Cult roughly refers to a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream, with a notably positive or negative popular perception. In common or populist usage, "cult" has a positive connotation for groups of art, music, writing, fiction, and fashion devotees,Star Trek has an extremely large following but can still be considered 'cult' due to the intense loyalty the franchise inspires; see Cult following but a negative connotation for new religious, extreme political, questionable therapeutic, and pyramidal business groups.Cult Concerns: An Overview of Cults and their Harmful Methods in the UK. http://www.cultinformation.org.uk/articles.html For this reaso

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