Sects Collection

Voodoo / Marie Laveau
Marie Laveau, the queen of the Voodoos at New Orleans, in the last year of her life - she was supposed to be over 100 years old

Doukhobors Stripping
Men of the Second Pilgrimage are stopped at Yorkton, where they undress : the Canadian Police arrest them and order them to get dressed, then take them back to the settlement

Jehovahs Witnesses
Gathering of Jehovahs Witnesses at Twickenham rugby football ground in the outskirts of London in July of an unspecified year

Sun Worship / Lithuania
Sun-worshippers of Lithuania

Plymouth Brethren Hall
PLYMOUTH BRETHREN The Brethren hall, Plymouth, England

Cathars Maltreat Enemies
Cathars (Albigeois) ill-treat their enemies : anti-Cathar propaganda by Catholic convert Collin de Plancy who had formerly opposed the Church

Irvingites; Wrestling
IRVINGITES Followers of Edward Irving wrestle with a sinner, hoping to persuade him to forsake his evil ways

Theosophist First No
THE THEOSOPHIST cover of the first number of Madame Blavatskys house journal

Christianity Shakers
The dance at the Sunday service in the community at Watervliet, near Albany (New York)

Offering of a Vestal, 1785-86 (oil on canvas)
7371299 Offering of a Vestal, 1785-86 (oil on canvas) by Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807); National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Helena Potocka (1763-1815) Vestal Virgins

Signet ring, -250 BC (gold)
7309966 Signet ring, -250 BC (gold) by Minoan; 3.5x2.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Kakovatos signet ring; the so-called Ring of Nestor'; showing four cult scenes)

Gold ring depicting cult scene, -250 BC (gold)
7309942 Gold ring depicting cult scene, -250 BC (gold) by Minoan; 2.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: gold); © Ashmolean Museum

Shakers (engraving)
1731206 Shakers (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Shakers, sect in USA, engraving, late 19th century)

India: Sectarial Marks (engraving)
7152689 India: Sectarial Marks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sectarial Marks)

Adamites being arrested in a square in Amsterdam (engraving)
7201574 Adamites being arrested in a square in Amsterdam (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adamites being arrested in a square in Amsterdam)

An American ceremony in Milan (colour litho)
2777720 An American ceremony in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An American ceremony in Milan)

Followers of the Norwegian sectarian Nielsen Hauge (1771- 1824) meet in a peasant home Date: 1852

A new sect (colour litho)
2783502 A new sect (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new sect. In Berlin, a certain Weissenberg created a new religious sect)

Spritual teacher Miss Sheena Govan, who belongs to the religious group called The Nameless Ones. Circa 1957

With the pen and the light of science reveals the machinations of the sects, 1929. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Anabaptist Meeting
A meeting of the Anabaptists in Amsterdam : two young people are being baptised into the faith. Date: 16th century

Lucifereans Defy Christ
Lucifereans (worshippers of the fallen angel Lucifer) transfix the Christian host (the body of Jesus) with a dagger, as a gesture of defiance Date: circa 15th century

Gnostic in Ecstasy
GNOSTICISM The prophetess Priscilla in ecstasy : this was a characteristic feature of the movement

Voodoo Dance
THE VOODOO DANCE at New Orleans Date: 1886

Religion / Sects
The AGAPEMONE or Abode of Love founded by Henry James Prince (1811-1899) at Charlinch, Spaxton, Somerset Date: 1851

Amish doctor and boy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Amish doctor and boy walking along North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1926

Religious sects, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Religious sects (probably Amish) on a street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1920

Tashrih al-aqvam, some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

Caste of salt-diggers. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

Castes and tribes of India, Ribari, a caste of camel-men. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

Portrait of Maharana Java, 19th century. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

Castes and tribes of India, Khati or Tarkhan, carpenter caste of the Panjab, Man sawing a plank. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes

Represented by a man ploughing. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

Castes and tribes of India, A brickmaker. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

Mevati, a Kshatriya group who lived in the region south-west of Delhi and were warriors more usually termed Meos. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes

Untitled, Seven Mewatis, recruits for the regiment of Skinners Horse. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes, and tribes of India, 1825

USA, Indiana, Amish horse-drawn buggies, side view

Apron of a Masonic Master. Textiles. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Ma篮 nerie Europ饮 ne

Anabaptists Allegory
Allegorical depiction of the loathsome heresy of the anabaptists being assailed by divine thunderbolts. Date: published 1702

Bockelsen in Munster
Jan Bockelsen rides in triumph through the streets of Munster. Date: after 24 June 1534

Bockelsen Parties
Though food is short and many of his people are hungry, Bockelsen and his entourage indulge in feasting and dance. Date: 1535

Anabaptists in Amsterdam
Four Anabaptists proclaim their faith through the streets of Amsterdam. A dog listens but remains unconvinced by their teachings. Date: 21 March 1534

London Scientology H. Q
The Scientology and Dianetics shop of Tottenham Court Road, the London headquarters of the religious sect founded by L. Ron Hubbard in Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A. in 1953. Date: 1980s

Anabaptist Matthiesson
Jean Matthiesson, promoter of Anabaptism, travels and preaches. Date: 16th century

Anabaptists Attacked
The Spanish governor orders an attack on a body of Anabaptists who have occupied the cloister of Bolswear, in the Netherlands. Date: 9 April 1535

Anabaptist Prophecy
Tuscoschierer dances and prophesies before Jan Bockelsen, king of the Anabaptists at Munster. Date: after June 1534

Fighting at Munster
Street fighting between the Anabaptists and the bourgeois citizens. Date: 1535

Bockelsen King
Jan Bockelsen is chosen king in the square at Munster. Date: after 24 June 1534

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