Back عبادة شخصية Arabic Cultu a la personalidá AST Şəxsiyyətə pərəstiş Azerbaijani Культ асобы Byelorussian Култ към личността Bulgarian ব্যক্তিত্বের অর্চনা Bengali/Bangla Culte a la personalitat Catalan Стаг вазвар CE کەس پەرستی CKB Kult osobnosti Czech
A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader,[1] is the result of an effort which is made to create an idealized and heroic image of a glorious leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. Historically, it has developed through techniques of mass media, propaganda, spectacle, the arts, patriotism, and government-organized demonstrations and rallies. A cult of personality is similar to apotheosis, except that it is established by modern social engineering techniques, usually by the state or the party in one-party states and dominant-party states. Cults of personality often accompany the leaders of totalitarian or authoritarian governments. They can also be seen in some monarchies, theocracies, failed democracies, and even in liberal democracies.
- ^ Mudde, Cas and Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2017) Populism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0190234874