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Uganda Millenarian Religions
A number of millenarian religions (promising a "golden
age,"
or millennium) existed in Uganda in the 1980s. They have
often
arisen in response to rapid culture change or other
calamities
and have sought to overthrow the political order that
allowed the
crisis to arise. Many millenarian religions, sometimes
called
cults, are led by a charismatic prophet who promises
followers
relief from sufferings. The strength of people's faith
sometimes
allows a prophet to make extraordinary demands on
believers, and
a successful prophet can win new converts when political
upheaval
is compounded by natural disaster, such as epidemics
(possibly to
include the spread of AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s).
Data as of December 1990
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