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In the show Game of Thrones, a character called the High Sparrow takes over the show's church with a Populist/Fanatic movement. Are there any historical parallels of a religious movement that combined populist support with religious zealotry?

by /u/NotGuiltyOfThat in /r/AskHistorians

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