Belief in or the practice of invoking bogies; the use of supernatural fear or threats as a method of control or behavior modification.
From bogy + -ism (suffix creating abstract systems of belief or practice), following patterns like 'heroism,' 'patriotism,' suggesting bogyism as an ideology or systematic practice.
Bogyism as a concept reveals how cultures formalize their fear-mongering practices—it's not just telling scary stories, it's an entire system of social control, which makes it a genuinely clever sociological observation!
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