The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees a cognitive study of religious charisma /

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Autor principal: Ketola, Kimmo
Autor corporatiu: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Col·lecció:Studies in the history of religions ; 120.
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Taula de continguts:
  • Introduction
  • The cognitive approach to charisma
  • The founder-guru and his legacy
  • Institutionalisation of charisma
  • Hindu rituals and cultural models
  • Cultural models and Prabhupāda's charisma
  • The guru as a counterintuitive being
  • The guru's essence and emotional impact
  • Ritual frame and its vulnerability
  • Cognitive explanations of charisma and new religions
  • Conclusion.