State of mind where a person believes they are a savior or will be
For the comic book, see X-Men: Messiah Complex.
Byzantine mosaic image of Jesus of Nazareth, a widely recognizable messiah figure.
The messiah complex is a mental state in which a person believes they are a messiah or prophet and will save or redeem people in a religious endeavour.[1][2] The term can also refer to a state of mind in which an individual believes that they are responsible for saving or assisting others.
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^Kelsey, Darren (2017). Media and Affective Mythologies: Discourse, Archetypes and Ideology in Contemporary Politics. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 155. ISBN 978-3319607580.
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