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  2. Cult of personality - Wikipedia

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    A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, [1] is the result of an effort which is made to create an idealized and heroic image of a glorious leader, ...

  3. List of cults of personality - Wikipedia

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    A cult of personality uses various techniques, including the mass media, propaganda, the arts, patriotism, and government-organized demonstrations and rallies to create a heroic image of a leader, often inviting worshipful behavior through uncritical flattery and praise. [1]

  4. Great man theory - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon, a typical great man, said to have created the "Napoleonic" era through his military and political genius. The great man theory is an approach to the study of history popularised in the 19th century according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men, or heroes: highly influential and unique individuals who, due to their natural attributes, such as superior ...

  5. Momotarō no Umiwashi - Wikipedia

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    Momotaro is a popular Japanese folk hero, but during the 1910s-40s, was used as a propaganda figure.. Momotarō no Umiwashi (桃太郎の海鷲, English translation: Momotarō's Sea Eagles) is an animated Japanese propaganda film produced in 1942 by Geijutsu Eigasha and released on March 25, 1943.

  6. Joseph Stalin's cult of personality - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Stalin's cult of personality became a prominent feature of Soviet popular culture. [1] Historian Archie Brown sets the celebration of Stalin 's 50th birthday on 21 December 1929 as the starting point for his cult of personality . [ 2 ]

  7. Hero syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Hero syndrome (also often referred to as saviour complex or hero complex) is a psychological phenomenon which causes a person to seek recognition for heroism.Although hero syndrome is not recognised by the American Academy of Psychiatry due to its inconsistency with the definition of a syndrome, [1] it is, by definition, a complex as individuals who present this often exhibit impulses that ...

  8. Reluctant hero - Wikipedia

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    The reluctant hero is a heroic archetype typically found in fiction. The reluctant hero is typically portrayed either as an everyman forced into surreal situations which require him to rise to heroism and its acts, or as a person with special abilities who nonetheless reveals a desire to avoid using those abilities for selfless benefit.

  9. Character flaw - Wikipedia

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    In the creation and criticism of fictional works, a character flaw or heroic flaw is a bias, limitation, imperfection, problem, personality disorder, vice, phobia, prejudice, or deficiency present in a character who may be otherwise very functional. The flaw can be a problem that directly affects the character's actions and abilities, such as a ...