Abstract

The cult of honor is second of four stages in the fullest possible development of society credit where due to Spencer s Social Statics It often devolves into its antithesis the cult of dignity Herrman 2017 thereby diminishing what the cult of honor otherwise provides namely the quality of our militaries religious structures professions and bureaucracies because of the cult we are prepared to enter ad hoc offices on cause the good Samaritan e g The cult of honor is first of all a ritualized expression of a social ideal specifically of traits that can be termed honorable It very oftenarises either because persons or groups wish to experience pride in their cultural heritage or because they feel a calling to excel at culturally relevant activities This paper also advances the view that the concept of sportsmanship mirrors what the cult stands for and what public expectationboth requires and demands Characteristics of some thirty cults throughout three primary types of office are shown to reflect the concept