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Seems like the definition of this trope is a little off. As the above comment indicates,
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Seems like the definition of this trope is a little off. As the previous comment indicates, \"worship of an object as a god\" is just plain old idol worship, and originated in prehistory, not in the twentieth-century setting that the article describes. Also, cargo cults don\'t even necessarily involve object worship -- the John Frum cult, for instance, involves worship of a deity that they believe will *bring* them cargo (i.e. modern technology).
I think a better one-sentence definition would be, \"when people believe that mundane objects from another culture have supernatural origins, and build a religion around it.\" Anyone have better suggestions?
I think a better one-sentence definition would be, \"when people believe that mundane objects from another culture have supernatural origins, and build a religion around it.\" Anyone have better suggestions?
