The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees [electronic resource] : a cognitive study of religious charisma / by Kimmo Ketola.

By: Ketola, KimmoContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in the history of religions ; 120.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008Description: x, 234 p. : illISBN: 9789047433262 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 1896-1977 | International Society for Krishna ConsciousnessGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 294.5/512092 LOC classification: BL1285.892.A28 | K48 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- The cognitive approach to charisma -- The founder-guru and his legacy -- Institutionalisation of charisma -- Hindu rituals and cultural models -- Cultural models and Prabhupada'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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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 Prabhupada'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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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