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

Author:: Ketola, Kimmo
Published:: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Physical Description:: x, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 120

Contents:

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.

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ISBN:

9789004166134 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004166130 (hardback : alk. paper)

Note:

Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002).

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-225) and indexes.

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