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Egotheism or autotheism is the deification or worship of the self .[1] [2] [3] Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Ralph Waldo Emerson used the terms to label their transcendental philosophy.[4] [5] [6] [7] Autolatry is another synonym which was used to label the ideology of Max Stirner .[8] [9] [10] [11]
Ancient religions [ edit ]
Several Egyptian kings declared themselves gods during their reign.[12] atman Brahman is a tenet of some sects of Hinduism. In Jainism , one who extinguishes all of their karmas tirthankara godlike knowledge and powers.[13] Adamites [14] [15]
Modern religions [ edit ]
Early individuals who declared themselves to be gods include the English prophet John Robins and Danilo Filipov, who led a heterodox Quaker cult in Russia .[16] [17] Henry VIII was accused of autolatry after becoming a Protestant and establishing Anglicanism .[18] [19] [20] Jean-Jacques Rousseau advocated civil religion which was accused of inspiring self worship amongst citizenry.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
Founder of North Korea Kim Il Sung instituted worship of himself amongst the citizens and it is considered the only country to deify its ruler with citizens bowing to his statues.[26] [27] [28] [29] Eternal President ' by the North Korean authorities. Contemporary figures who have professed themselves to be deities include Father Divine and Jim Jones .[30] Mormonism is a religion that teaches self-deification.[31]
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References [ edit ]
^ "Autolatry definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary" .
^ Versluis, Arthur (September 16, 1993). American Transcendentalism and Asian Religions ISBN 978-0-19-536037-0
^ "The Contemporary Review" . A. Strahan. October 2, 1868 – via Google Books.
^ Hurth, Elisabeth (August 30, 2007). Between Faith and Unbelief: American Transcendentalists and the Challenge of Atheism ISBN 9789047421269
^ Woodress, James Leslie (October 3, 2004). "American Literary Scholarship" . Duke University Press – via Google Books.
^ Murray, James Augustus Henry (1888). "A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles" .
^ "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine" . 1868.
^ Janet, Paul (October 5, 1866). "The Materialism of the Present Day: A Critique of Dr. Büchner's System" . H. Baillière – via Google Books.
^ Methodist Episcopal Church (1865). The Methodist Quarterly Review 32 . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
^ Sabbahy, Lisa K. (April 24, 2019). All Things Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World [2 volumes] ISBN 9781440855139
^ Orr, Norman (January 29, 2021). Embracing Biological Humanism: Abandoning the Idea of God ISBN 9781480898684
^ Smith, V.S. (2008). Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity ISBN 978-0-19-953208-7 . Retrieved 2023-06-11 .
^ Tricoire, D.; Laborie, L. (2022). Apocalypse Now: Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries ISBN 978-1-000-62499-1 . Retrieved 2023-06-11 .
^ Delany, P. (2015). British Autobiography in the Seventeenth Century ISBN 978-1-317-37621-7 . Retrieved 2023-01-17 .
^ de Lazari, A. (1999). Идеи в России ISBN 978-83-907031-8-3 . Retrieved 2023-01-17 .
^ Routledge Library Editions: Historiography ISBN 978-1-317-26808-6 . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
^ Oman, C.W.C. (2018). Revival: The Sixteenth Century (1936) ISBN 978-1-351-34170-7 . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
^ Sangster, A. (2019). The Roots of Nationalism in European History ISBN 978-1-5275-3688-3 . Retrieved 2023-03-06 .
^ Mosse, G.L.; de Grazia, V. (2023). The Nationalization of the Masses: Political Symbolism and Mass Movements in Germany from the Napoleonic Wars Through the Third Reich ISBN 978-0-299-34204-3 . Retrieved 2023-02-26 .
^ Griffin, R.; Feldman, M. (2004). Fascism: The nature of fascism ISBN 978-0-415-29016-6 . Retrieved 2023-02-26 .
^ Kecmanovic, D. (2013). The Mass Psychology of Ethnonationalism ISBN 978-1-4899-0188-0 . Retrieved 2023-02-26 .
^ University of Prince Edward Island (1978). Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism: Revue Canadienne Des Études Sur Le Nationalisme . Retrieved 2023-02-26 .
^ Anderson, A.; Valente, J. (2002). Disciplinarity at the Fin de Siècle ISBN 978-0-691-08962-1 . Retrieved 2023-03-06 .
^ He, K.; Feng, H. (2013). Prospect Theory and Foreign Policy Analysis in the Asia Pacific: Rational Leaders and Risky Behavior ISBN 978-1-135-13119-7 . Retrieved 2023-02-12 .
^ Floru, JP (2017). The Sun Tyrant: A Nightmare Called North Korea ISBN 978-1-78590-288-8 . Retrieved 2023-02-13 .
^ Vantage Point . Retrieved 2023-02-13 .
^ Yeo, A.; Chubb, D. (2018). North Korean Human Rights: Activists and Networks ISBN 978-1-108-69284-7 . Retrieved 2023-08-06 .
^ "10 Real People Who Became Gods" . September 2, 2016.
^ Hewitt, Hugh (March 12, 2007). A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every Conservative Should Know About Mitt Romney ISBN 9781596980488
Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer. “Egotheism, the Atheism of To-Day” 1858, (reprinted in 1886 in her Last Evening with Allston )
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