Charisma - Couverture souple

Lindholm, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1557864535 ISBN 13 : 9781557864536

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1993

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Charismatic leaders are believed by their followers to have superhuman powers. The faithful are willing to sacrifice everything, including themselves, for the sake of this leader. How can we understand this seemingly irrational phenomenon?
Using a number of perspectives that take into account group dynamics, individual character, and the social milieu, this book – now available in paperback – argues that charismatic involvement is a deeply embedded potential for all human beings. The theory is tested through specific cases: Hitler′s Germany, Manson′s Family, Jonestown, and the experience of Shamanism in non–Western societies. The book concludes with a discussion of alternatives to charisma in modern society, focusing especially on romantic love, and considers the form future charismatic movements may take.
In a new concluding chapter to the paperback edition, Charles Lindholm examines the differences and similarities between romantic love and devotion to a charismatic figures, and considers two recent examples: Ronald Reagan and Lech Walesa.

Revue de presse :

"A highly original and challenging account of the centrality of charisma in social life and of some of its possible forms." Times Higher Education Supplement

"Persuasively argued ... Charisma is two exciting books in one. To do justice in a short review to its intellectual challenge and its penetrating critique of postmodernist society is impossible ... Excellent ... A stimulating intellectual performance forcing one to think. We need more books like it." American Anthropologist

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1557864535
• ISBN 13: 9781557864536
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 224