A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, is the result of an effort which is made to create an idealized and heroic image of a leader by a government, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality

Worshiping religious leaders, political leaders, movie stars, rock stars, etc. Fuck it all - narcissists and the culture of worship. I can appreciate a great painting and respect the talent of a great painter without putting the painter on a pedestal too.

Even more disturbing than these blind faiths are the cognitive dissonance that painfully occurs when they're trapped in their cult's circular logic. For example, call someone out on their $cienti$m and they may rage, ban you from their store, or even get violent, "justified" by their beliefs embedded by "legitimate authorities". I'm assuming that's what you mean by "evil spirits" - vague nebulous words I would never use because they're loaded with so much other contemporary nonsense.