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Castration cult

A number of religious cults have included castration as a central theme of their beliefs. These include:

• The cult of Cybele
• Hijra (India)
• Some followers of early Christianity such as Origen believed that castration was a route to salvation
• Skoptzy
• Heaven's Gate (cult)

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