Ketola, Kimmo.

The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees a cognitive study of religious charisma / [electronic resource] : by Kimmo Ketola. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. - x, 234 p. : ill. - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, v. 120 0169-8834 ; . - Studies in the history of religions ; 120. .

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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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 1896-1977.


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