Charisma - Elusive or Explanatory?: A Critical Examination of Leadership in New Religious Movements
Although Max Weber's analysis of charisma has been highly influential, it is not altogether clear what it explains. Using four case studies - Charles Taze Russell, Sun Myung Moon, Kelsang Gyatso, and the anonymous founder of the Church of Almighty God - it is argued that these leaders do not sh...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox
2021
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Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-54 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Russell, Charles Taze 1852-1916
/ Moon, Sun M. 1920-2012
/ Kelsang Gyatso, Geshe 1931-2022
/ Quánnéng Shén Jiàohuì
/ Religious leader
/ Charisma
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements |
Further subjects: | B
Charisma
B Leadership B Max Weber B New Religious Movements B Charles Taze Russell B Church of Almighty God B Sun Myung Moon B Kelsang Gyatso |
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