The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees [electronic resource] : a cognitive study of religious charisma / by Kimmo Ketola.
Series: Studies in the history of religions ; 120.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.Description: x, 234 p. : illISBN:- 9789004166134 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9004166130 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9789047433262 (e-book)
- 294.5/512092 22
- BL1285.892.A28 K48 2008eb
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Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002).
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and indexes.
Introduction -- The cognitive approach to charisma -- The founder-guru and his legacy -- Institutionalisation of charisma -- Hindu rituals and cultural models -- Cultural models and Prabhup�ada'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.
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