Discuss the Historical and cultural Factors that led to the formation of the Rizalista sect in Philippines. How does the sect's interpretation of Jose Rizal life and ideals differ from mainstream historical perspective and what role does this sect play in contemporary Philippine society?
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Answer:The Rizalista religious movements refers to the new religious movement and a form of Folk Catholicism adopted by a number of ethnic religious groups in the Philippines that believe in the divinity of Jose Rizal, the Philippines' de facto national hero.[1] Many of these sects or religious movements believe that Rizal is still alive and that he will deliver his followers from oppression and poverty. Rizalist groups have differing views on the divinity of Jose Rizal. Some believe that he is God himself, some believe that Rizal was the second son of God, the reincarnation of Christ. Some of these groups also identify Rizal as the god of the pre-Spanish Malay religion.[2] Some only see as Rizal as a spiritual guide.[3] Leaders of the sect often claim that key people in the Philippine Revolution including Rizal himself were reincarnations of the Virgin Mary. Many of these groups claim that the only key to salvation is by joining their group.[4]Rizalistas
