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Scope note
Religious movements centring on a highly charismatic leader and marked by an eschatological, utopian, or revolutionary ideology.
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messianic movements
Broader terms
religious movements
Related terms
charisma
Jesus Christ
Mahdis
millenarianism
Subject category
06.03 RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND PRACTICE
Indexing history
For publications indexed before 2006, see also African Independent Churches.
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