The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees a cognitive study of religious charisma /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Series: | Numen book series : studies in the history of religions,
v. 120 |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10461197 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The cognitive approach to charisma
- The founder-guru and his legacy
- Institutionalisation of charisma
- Hindu rituals and cultural models
- Cultural models and Prabhupεada'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.