cargo cult
religious practice
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Summary
cargo cult ranks in the top 0.52% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,085 views/month, #401 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Location: Melanesia[2]
- Subclass of: cult[3]
- Commons category: Cargo cult[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cargo cults[5]
Body
Influence
Things named for cargo cult include it programming[6], a programming anti-pattern[7] and it science[8], a pseudoscience[9].
Why It Matters
cargo cult has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]
Entities named for it include it programming[6], a programming anti-pattern[7] and it science[8], a pseudoscience[9].